The Latest Breaking News from High Blood Pressure

Retired NHS physiotherpaist Alistair Murdoch was given a stern warning from his GP after being placed on three different medications for high blood pressure and told he was pre-diabetic in 2021.

Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Previous studies have shown that high blood pressure can damage the brain, but in a first, researchers have now discovered exactly where.

It is the first time that experts have pinpointed the exact regions of the brain affected.

Researchers used MRI scans of the brain to investigate the effect of high blood pressure on the brain

Making simple lifestyle changes – and regular blood pressure tests – can help reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels.

Too much salt can cause hypertension - as well as raise your risk of heart disease and stroke. The Heart Research Institute UK (HRI) have advised Brits to cut down on certain foods.

Paulomi Debnath was a fit and healthy 43-year-old who didn’t smoke or eat junk food, but last year when she began to feel tired she went to talk to her GP. By chance, she took a blood pressure test that revealed she was living with hypertension.

It's long been known that being overweight or obese can make a person more apt to develop conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. But experts at Mayo Clinic say obesity also can affect the heart in entirely independent ways.

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up have high blood pressure.

Ask about your blood pressure at every doctor’s visit.