The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Hypertension, also called high blood pressure, happens when the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries is too high for too long. This makes your heart work harder to pump blood.

A growing body of research suggests that high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects men and women in different ways. Emerging research suggests that women may have an increased risk of heart attack ...

I remeasured his blood pressure. It was still 150/90. I asked if he had taken his blood pressure medicines that morning: “No Doc,” he replied. “I only take it on days I’m feeling pressured.” I clearly ...