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Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% of boys ...

Some of the changes associated with the menopausal transition can increase the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). For example, declining estrogen levels can narrow blood vessels, and ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, happens when the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is too high over time. High blood pressure is usually a symptomless condition. Fatigue is also ...

More than half a million bottles of blood pressure medication have been recalled over high levels of a chemical compound that could cause cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said. Parsippany, ...

A new pill called baxdrostat may offer hope for people whose blood pressure stays high even after taking standard medications. In a recent study, the drug lowered blood pressure and also seemed to ...

A new drug may help people with high blood pressure that does not respond to existing medications. The results of a large clinical trial, published August 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...

A new drug has shown unprecedented promise in lowering blood pressure and preventing the progression of kidney disease for people with hard-to-treat hypertension. The medication, baxdrostat, reduces ...

Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the past. Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed ...

High blood pressure is a surprisingly common condition, but it's also one that goes under the radar far too frequently. Also called hypertension, high blood pressure may affect almost half of all ...