The COVID-19 pandemic affected Americans' health in many ways. Along with the risk of a potentially life-threatening viral infection, people faced higher stress levels and even a heightened risk of certain mental health conditions. Recently, researchers identified another pandemic-related health risk: hypertension, or high blood pressure. According to a paper …
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The COVID-19 pandemic affected Americans' health in many ways. Along with the risk of a potentially life-threatening viral infection, people faced higher stress levels and even a heightened risk of certain mental health conditions. Recently, researchers identified another pandemic-related health risk: hypertension, or high blood pressure. According to a paper …
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It's one of the first things that happens during a checkup—a nurse slaps a black cuff on your upper arm, inflates it, then shouts out two numbers that later go into your chart. It's a blood pressure reading, of course—but those two numbers can cause quite a bit of confusion …
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It's one of the first things that happens during a checkup—a nurse slaps a black cuff on your upper arm, inflates it, then shouts out two numbers that later go into your chart. It's a blood pressure reading, of course—but those two numbers can cause quite a bit of confusion …
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About 103 million Americans—which translates to a little less than a third of the US population—suffer from high blood pressure, according to 2018 data from the American Heart Association (AHA). But while high blood pressure (which doctors refer to as hypertension) can cause multiple fatal health issues, many Americans still …
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About 103 million Americans—which translates to a little less than a third of the US population—suffer from high blood pressure, according to 2018 data from the American Heart Association (AHA). But while high blood pressure (which doctors refer to as hypertension) can cause multiple fatal health issues, many Americans still …
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Doctors have long been puzzled by white coat hypertension (WCH), a condition that causes a person’s blood pressure reading to be high in a doctor’s office but normal at home. White coat hypertension used to be considered a result of the stress induced by doctor’s appointments. Now, new research suggests …
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Doctors have long been puzzled by white coat hypertension (WCH), a condition that causes a person’s blood pressure reading to be high in a doctor’s office but normal at home. White coat hypertension used to be considered a result of the stress induced by doctor’s appointments. Now, new research suggests …
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MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. kids and teens are likely to be diagnosed and treated for high blood pressure because of new guidelines released Monday from the American Academy of Pediatrics. About 3.5 percent of children and teens have abnormally high blood pressure ("hypertension"), which often …
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MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. kids and teens are likely to be diagnosed and treated for high blood pressure because of new guidelines released Monday from the American Academy of Pediatrics. About 3.5 percent of children and teens have abnormally high blood pressure ("hypertension"), which often …
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