Blood pressure

A Boston hospital gets daily, home blood pressure checks for moms at risk for the pregnancy complication, pre-eclampsia. The effort is a response to alarming rates of Black maternal mortality.

For years, chocolate-lovers have pointed to studies suggesting compounds in cocoa may be good for heart health. But some of the recent evidence comes from flavanol-rich cocoa, not from candy bars

New guidelines from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology are changing the definition of high blood pressure.Patients with blood pressure…

Life today can be stressful. But researchers are finding that a simple version of an ancient practice can alleviate a long list of modern ailments.In this…