High blood pressure affects nearly half of U.S. adults and contributed to over 664,000 deaths in 2023. Often symptomless, hypertension can lead to severe complications like heart attack and stroke.

The owner of a coach firm is urging people to get blood pressure checks, after he was diagnosed with a "silent killer". Nick Hutt, who runs Hatch Green Coaches in Somerset, said he was told he had ...

Healthy blood pressure for most adults is 120/80 mm Hg or lower. Pre-hypertension is 120 to 129 mm Hg systolic and below 80 mm Hg diastolic. Stage 1 hypertension (high blood pressure) is 130 to 139 mm ...

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) causes the body to destroy healthy tissue. It can change the appearance and texture of your skin and affect other organs. Systemic sclerosis (SS) is an autoimmune ...

Apple has unveiled a world-first feature that can alert users to deadly high blood pressure – and the company claims it could flag more than one million undiagnosed cases in its first year alone. The ...

Calcium is a nutrient that all living organisms, including humans, need. Dietary sources of calcium include dairy products, green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fortified products. Calcium is the ...

Rite Aid has permanently closed all stores after filing for bankruptcy twice in two years, ending the pharmacy chain's 60-year operation in the U.S. CVS Health's Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealth plan to ...