Although electronic health records (EHR) are primarily used to store patient clinical data, the non-clinical data they collect may be used to measure patient-centeredness of primary care practices, finds a new study in Health ...
Nov 22, 2013
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Wearing an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring device that measures blood pressure around-the-clock may help identify African Americans who have masked or undetected high blood pressure outside of the doctor's office, a ...
May 16, 2016
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James "Pete" Watt walked into a physical therapy appointment in April 2018 feeling unusually lightheaded and anxious.
Apr 6, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Scientists continue to debate when doctors should prescribe blood pressure medication for older Americans, with a new study saying delayed treatment puts people at greater risk of stroke.
Feb 1, 2016
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Several years ago, researchers published in JAMA a promising discovery: intensively lowering blood pressure appeared to reduce the risk for cognitive decline in people 50 and older with high blood pressure. But questions ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Higher variability in visit-to-visit blood pressure readings, independent of average blood pressure, could be related to impaired cognitive function in old age in those already at high risk of cardiovascular disease, suggests ...
Jul 30, 2013
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When someone gets diagnosed with hypertension, either early (before the age of 55) or later in life, can have important health ramifications.
May 17, 2017
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It's hard to find a better example of how technology is revolutionizing patient care than the tiny edible sensor Proteus Biomedical of Redwood City, Calif., plans to begin selling this fall in the United Kingdom.
Mar 23, 2012
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Blood pressure readings taken outside of the doctor's office often read higher than those in the office, a new study says.
May 1, 2018
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Experts already know there's a link between high blood pressure and stroke, but a growing body of research suggests yo-yoing blood pressure also might play a role.
Feb 6, 2019
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