This article was originally published here Public Health Nurs. 2021 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/phn.12881 Continue reading →

Achieving blood pressure control takes on greater importance during COVID-19. Black, Latinx and Native American adultswho are disproportionately affected by COVID-19are less likely than their white counterparts to have their BP controlled Continue reading →

By Bloomberg School of Public Health staff report Low-income middle-aged African-American women with high blood pressure very commonly suffer from depression and should be better screened for this serious mental health condition, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers found that in a sample of over 300 low-income, African-American women, aged 40-75, with uncontrolled hypertension, nearly 60% screened positively for a diagnosis of depression based on a standard clinical questionnaire about depressive symptoms. Continue reading →

Hypertension: Foods high in potassium can help in controlling high blood pressure Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition that needs immediate attention to control severe complications linked with it. Several modifiable and non-modifiable factors can contribute to high blood pressure Continue reading →

Newswise Low-income middle-aged African-American women with high blood pressure very commonly suffer from depression and should be better screened for this serious mental health condition, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Continue reading →

A new study indicated that patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who had a history of hypertension did not show differences in overall survival (OS) in comparison with patients who had normal blood pressure. The studys results were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Continue reading →

In many cases, they are consuming much more than the currently recommended on sodium consumption for adults, which is 2 g sodium per day which is equivalent to 5 g salt per day. In a study published in the US National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health, the effect on blood pressure of a six-week trial of low sodium soy sauce was analysed Continue reading →

High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. It can be difficult to know if you're at risk of hypertension, but there are some key signs you should be looking out for. Continue reading →