High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition where the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high. Surprisingly, almost 50% of Americans ages 20 and above — ...

Bloody noses, or medically termed epistaxis, can be alarming occurrences, catching us off guard and prompting questions about their underlying causes. It’s not uncommon for individuals to experience a ...

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 report from the American Heart Association. And ...

"Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the Joint National Committee of the American Heart Association announced its ...

Monitoring blood pressure is a vital part of maintaining heart health and preventing cardiovascular complications. Blood pressure is expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and consists of two key ...