About 1 in 3 Australian adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. High blood pressure is a leading contributor to preventable ...

Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure. The effect may last the entire day, so having the juice earlier in the day may be ...

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

Cuffless devices to measure blood pressure, such as smartwatches, rings, patches and fingertip monitors, show great promise as alternatives to traditional arm-cuff monitors, however, they are not yet ...

The New Year is approaching fast. Like, really fast. As we close out the year, this is the perfect moment to take a proactive ...

Dr. Priscilla Wang, a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, explains why heart problems spike around the holidays and offers advice around the typical triggers that raise a ...

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology came up with new recommendations that encourage doctors and patients to be more proactive to try to get those numbers into a ...

Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Clara Chow is a ...