Tag: Hypertension
Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning...
Christopher Damman, University of Washington
People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and...
Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is...
Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Mark Huffman, Washington University in St Louis
Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and...
Janelle R. Goodwill, University of Chicago
Frederick Douglass is regarded as one of the most prominent abolitionists the world...
Health apps track vital health stats for millions of people, but...
Saligrama Agnihothri, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Health-tracking devices and apps are becoming part of everyday life....
Blood pressure medications decrease death and severe disease in COVID-19 patients
Vassilios Vassiliou, University of East Anglia and Ranu Baral
At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure...
Exercise as therapy: its surprising potential to treat people with multiple...
Alessio Bricca, University of Southern Denmark and Søren T. Skou, University of Southern Denmark
Hundreds of millions of people of all ages worldwide live with...
Why sign language is vital for all deaf babies, regardless of...
Kimberly A. Wolbers, University of Tennessee and Leala Holcomb, University of Tennessee
When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their...
The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you
John Warner, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Updated blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that many more Americans, notably older people, are now...