Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of ...

July 17 -- WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure -- more than 73 million adults. But half of them -- women -- face unique challenges in ...

New research highlights the connection between hypertension and caregiving-related stress in younger Black women. New research finds a link between stress from caregiving and younger Black women ...

New Delhi: On average, a whopping 49.5 percent of Indian men and 36.8 percent of women with hypertension—a risk factor for various life-threatening diseases, often called a silent killer—don’t have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 26 to 35 weeks’ gestation, women with chronic hypertension had lower stillbirth and perinatal death risks ...

Among women of childbearing age, low iodine intake is associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension during at least the decade after giving birth. A sub-study within the prospective, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The proportion of U.S. adults unaware of their high BP increased from 2013 to 2023. Women and younger adults had ...

New-onset hypertension was associated with a 45% greater risk of developing fibroids than among women with no history of hypertension, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from 2570 ...

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries (vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of your body). Blood pressure is measured in two numbers. Systolic ...

September is Women in Medicine Month and a chance to highlight some innovative work that female physicians and advanced practice providers are leading and involved with at Intermountain Health.

FDA-approved indications for hormone therapy include moderate to severe VMS, prevention of osteoporosis, and management of premature menopause or early estrogen deficiency. Indirect benefits may ...

Irimia titled the poster Red Tides and Risk of Gestational Hypertension in Coastal Southwest Florida. Gestational ...