For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

You may have heard the phrase “Know Your Numbers." Knowing the levels of your cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure are some key ways to better manage your heath. There aren’t many numbers you ...

BOSTON - Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your medical questions. If you have a question, email her or message her on Facebook or Twitter. Dan writes, "My doctor wants me to check my blood pressure ...

One out three adults has high blood pressure in the United States. Checking your blood pressure is a mainstay of every medical checkup. Now, there's some new medical advice on this seemingly mundane ...

SUPPORT TO THE HEART. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS KNOWN AS THE SILENT KILLER. IT’S CALLED KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR RASH SPOKE WITH OUR SASHA LENNINGER ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THIS DISEASE, INCLUDING NEW ...

The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely, compared with the old guidelines.

Blood pressure: There’s a solid chance you’re checking yours wrong. A new study reveals many people may be checking their blood pressure incorrectly. The research, published in Hypertension, a journal ...

Only about 1 in 7 stock photos found online correctly depict the right way to measure blood pressure, researchers reported in a new study. Photo by Photo Sesaon/Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Folks ...