Body position: Readings should be taken while the patient is seated with their back supported, feet flat on the floor, and arm supported at heart level. Sitting on an exam table without back support ...

A simple blood test could help doctors identify women in labor who are at risk for preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal ...

Researchers have developed a handheld, sound-based diagnostic system able to deliver precise results in an hour with a mere finger-prick of blood.

A new study finds that the way your arm is positioned during a blood pressure reading can skew measurements, sometimes ...

That's especially true for people with high blood pressure. Many over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers can push your blood pressure higher. That can be dangerous. Since high blood pressure has no ...

Patients who go to the doctor to provide a blood sample are typically faced with a needle and syringe and hours or days of ...

Go to the doctor to provide a blood sample, and you're typically faced with a needle and syringe, and hours or even days of ...

Officials believe it’s one of the first in the state, meant to be a lifeline for firefighters while out in the field.

Hypertension – more commonly known as high blood pressure – is often considered the king of chronic diseases. Approximately ...

Certain arm positions -- supported on a lap or hanging by the side of the body -- led to significant overestimation of blood pressure readings compared with standardized positioning, a randomized ...

54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings. Many people may be surprised to learn the proper ...