A few summers ago, I was sitting with my family on the porch when my dad began to feel abnormally warm and agitated. He had no chest pain and no trouble breathing, but to be safe, he decided to check ...

High blood pressure can be a very serious condition, and is usually controlled via medication along with lifestyle changes. For approximately 35 percent of patients, however, that medication doesn't ...

The last time you had your blood pressure checked, it was probably at a doctor’s office with a bulky cuff wrapped around your arm. One day soon, perhaps, you will just need a simple stick-on patch on ...

The bendable patch consists of a thin elastomer sheet with small “islands” of electrodes and piezoelectric transducers that create ultrasound waves from electricity. UCSD If you want to monitor the ...

The classic, one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff being used by most doctor’s offices could be hazardous to your health, experts are warning. A new study, published Monday in respected journal JAMA ...

Cuff-based blood pressure monitors (the 'gold standard') can underestimate systolic pressure, meaning many cases of high blood pressure may go undetected. A new physical model using realistic artery ...

Whether or not you have a history of high blood pressure, a home blood pressure monitor can help you keep a close eye on your numbers and your health. And tracking your blood pressure (BP) at home is, ...

Close to half of all adults in the U.S.—almost 120 million people—have high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But only about a quarter of people with ...