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Apple Watch Hypertension Detection Feature: Potential and Limitations
Apple's upcoming Apple Watch feature will alert users to potential hypertension, but cardiologists caution against solely relying on it for diagnosis or treatment decisions, emphasizing the need for traditional blood pressure monitoring and medical consultation.
Apple Watch Hypertension Detection Feature: Potential and Limitations
Apple's upcoming Apple Watch feature will alert users to potential hypertension, but cardiologists caution against solely relying on it for diagnosis or treatment decisions, emphasizing the need for traditional blood pressure monitoring and medical consultation.
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Intensive Care Monitoring: Balancing Benefits and Patient Anxiety
An intensive care patient's anxiety about his invasive blood pressure monitoring, triggered by normal fluctuations and exacerbated by the constant visual display, highlights a common problem: medical technology causing patient stress despite its benefits. The nurse addressed this by explaining the s...
Intensive Care Monitoring: Balancing Benefits and Patient Anxiety
An intensive care patient's anxiety about his invasive blood pressure monitoring, triggered by normal fluctuations and exacerbated by the constant visual display, highlights a common problem: medical technology causing patient stress despite its benefits. The nurse addressed this by explaining the s...
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Prenatal PFAS Exposure Linked to Adolescent High Blood Pressure
A study of over 1,000 US children linked prenatal exposure to PFAS, or "forever chemicals," to a higher risk of high blood pressure during adolescence, particularly for boys and Black children, highlighting the need for stronger environmental regulations to limit widespread PFAS exposure.
Prenatal PFAS Exposure Linked to Adolescent High Blood Pressure
A study of over 1,000 US children linked prenatal exposure to PFAS, or "forever chemicals," to a higher risk of high blood pressure during adolescence, particularly for boys and Black children, highlighting the need for stronger environmental regulations to limit widespread PFAS exposure.
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Genetic Adaptations of Jeju's Haenyeo Free-Divers Offer Clues to Blood Pressure Treatments
A study of the Haenyeo women of Jeju Island, South Korea, who free-dive for seafood, revealed unique genetic adaptations associated with lower blood pressure and potentially cold/pain tolerance, offering potential insights for treating blood pressure disorders; however, this tradition is dying out, ...
Genetic Adaptations of Jeju's Haenyeo Free-Divers Offer Clues to Blood Pressure Treatments
A study of the Haenyeo women of Jeju Island, South Korea, who free-dive for seafood, revealed unique genetic adaptations associated with lower blood pressure and potentially cold/pain tolerance, offering potential insights for treating blood pressure disorders; however, this tradition is dying out, ...
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Treating High Blood Pressure Reduces Dementia Risk by 15 Percent
A four-year study of nearly 34,000 individuals aged 40 and over showed that treating high blood pressure through medication, weight loss, and lifestyle changes reduced the risk of all-cause dementia by 15 percent and general cognitive impairment by 16 percent in a group of 17,407 patients with inten...
Treating High Blood Pressure Reduces Dementia Risk by 15 Percent
A four-year study of nearly 34,000 individuals aged 40 and over showed that treating high blood pressure through medication, weight loss, and lifestyle changes reduced the risk of all-cause dementia by 15 percent and general cognitive impairment by 16 percent in a group of 17,407 patients with inten...
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Apple Watch to Gain Blood Pressure Monitoring in September
Apple is set to launch blood pressure monitoring on the Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 in September, using photoplethysmography (PPG) technology to detect hypertension, after years of development due to the complexity of accurate measurement.
Apple Watch to Gain Blood Pressure Monitoring in September
Apple is set to launch blood pressure monitoring on the Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 in September, using photoplethysmography (PPG) technology to detect hypertension, after years of development due to the complexity of accurate measurement.
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New Drug Baxdrostat Shows Significant Blood Pressure Reduction in Resistant Hypertension
A new drug, baxdrostat, has demonstrated significant blood pressure reduction in a global trial involving 796 patients with resistant hypertension, lowering systolic blood pressure by approximately 9-10 mmHg and achieving normal blood pressure in roughly 40% of patients.
New Drug Baxdrostat Shows Significant Blood Pressure Reduction in Resistant Hypertension
A new drug, baxdrostat, has demonstrated significant blood pressure reduction in a global trial involving 796 patients with resistant hypertension, lowering systolic blood pressure by approximately 9-10 mmHg and achieving normal blood pressure in roughly 40% of patients.
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Lancashire Barbershop's Blood Pressure Checks Identify 31 Needing Urgent Care
A Lancashire barbershop integrated free blood pressure checks into its services as part of an NHS pilot project, resulting in over 200 checks and 31 referrals for urgent care due to high blood pressure, highlighting the accessibility of this approach for men who might avoid traditional healthcare se...
Lancashire Barbershop's Blood Pressure Checks Identify 31 Needing Urgent Care
A Lancashire barbershop integrated free blood pressure checks into its services as part of an NHS pilot project, resulting in over 200 checks and 31 referrals for urgent care due to high blood pressure, highlighting the accessibility of this approach for men who might avoid traditional healthcare se...
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Haenyeo Divers' Unique Genes Reveal Potential for Blood Pressure Treatments
A study published in Cell Reports reveals that the Haenyeo, a community of female free divers from Jeju Island, South Korea, possess unique genetic adaptations that allow them to dive for extended periods, potentially leading to new treatments for blood pressure disorders.
Haenyeo Divers' Unique Genes Reveal Potential for Blood Pressure Treatments
A study published in Cell Reports reveals that the Haenyeo, a community of female free divers from Jeju Island, South Korea, possess unique genetic adaptations that allow them to dive for extended periods, potentially leading to new treatments for blood pressure disorders.
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Blood Pressure Control Significantly Reduces Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Study
A large-scale study in rural China found that treating high blood pressure with medication and lifestyle counseling reduced dementia risk by 15% and cognitive impairment risk by 16% over four years among approximately 34,000 participants.
Blood Pressure Control Significantly Reduces Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Study
A large-scale study in rural China found that treating high blood pressure with medication and lifestyle counseling reduced dementia risk by 15% and cognitive impairment risk by 16% over four years among approximately 34,000 participants.
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control Significantly Lowers Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Clinical Trial
A clinical trial in rural China with nearly 34,000 hypertensive patients showed that intensive blood pressure control, achieved through medication and lifestyle changes, reduced the risk of all-cause dementia by 15% and cognitive impairment by 16% over four years.
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Significantly Lowers Dementia Risk: Large-Scale Clinical Trial
A clinical trial in rural China with nearly 34,000 hypertensive patients showed that intensive blood pressure control, achieved through medication and lifestyle changes, reduced the risk of all-cause dementia by 15% and cognitive impairment by 16% over four years.
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FDA Approves Renal Denervation for Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
The FDA recently approved renal denervation, a minimally invasive procedure to treat hypertension by disrupting overactive kidney nerves, offering a new option for patients whose blood pressure remains high despite medication and lifestyle changes.
FDA Approves Renal Denervation for Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
The FDA recently approved renal denervation, a minimally invasive procedure to treat hypertension by disrupting overactive kidney nerves, offering a new option for patients whose blood pressure remains high despite medication and lifestyle changes.
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32% Bias Score
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