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Using smartphones as diagnostic tools is a work in progress, experts say.

The event offers free resources and testing for Black men, who face higher death rates from preventable diseases.

Maintaining healthy heart and brain function may lower dementia risk, including among those with a higher genetic risk.

Frequent clinic visits allowed for more accurate medication adjustments and health check-ins.

People with hypertension who regularly ate yogurt saw a dip in blood pressure compared to those without the illness who consumed the food.

Elevated blood sugar levels measured using a glucose tolerance test predicted poor memory a decade later.

A difference of more than 10 mmHg in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to increased risk for heart attack, stroke and death.

Prescribing new medication or increasing doses of current meds could improve blood pressure numbers.

Older women who lack social connections and live alone are more likely to develop hypertension than their male peers.

Those with the condition are more likely to suffer from low blood pressure, asthma, diabetes and heart conditions.

Hypertension raises the risk of heart disease and severe COVID-19.

Low-income adults with and without cardiovascular disease are less likely to be counseled on risk factors for heart disease.

Some facts about blood pressure.

When individuals—especially women—combined short walking breaks with morning exercise, they reduced their blood pressure levels.

Findings show that folks in their 20s and 30s with above-normal blood pressure may develop dementia or suffer a stroke later in life.

Adolescents who don’t consume enough soluble and insoluble fiber may face an increased risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.