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'Forever Chemicals' Linked To Elevated Childhood Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — Kids exposed to PFAS “forever chemicals” before birth have an increased risk of high blood pressure in childhood, particularly during their teen years, a new study says. Teena...
Misconceptions Abound Regarding High Blood Pressure, Poll Finds
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 — A good number of people don’t know that high blood pressure is a silent killer, increasing a person’s heart risk with no obvious symptoms, a new poll has found. More than a t...
FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults. The combination pill is...
Increasing Proportion of U.S. Adults Unaware They Have Hypertension
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 – From 2013 to 2023, there was an increase in the proportion of U.S. adults who were unaware of having hypertension, according to a research letter published online June 4 in...
FDA Approves Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine and indapamide) for the Treatment of Hypertension
London, UK, Boston, MA, 9 June 2025 – George Medicines, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet needs in cardiometabolic disease, today announces that the US Food and Drug A...
Preoperative Blood Pressure Strategies Yield Similar Postoperative Cognitive Results
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 – For patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, neurocognitive outcomes do not differ with hypotension-avoidance and hypertension-avoidance strategies, according to a study...
Concurrent Hypertension + Type 2 Diabetes Predict High Mortality Risk
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 – Adults with concurrent hypertension and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have high mortality risk compared with those who have neither condition or only one, according to a study...
Self-Employment Is Good For Heart Health, Especially For Women
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 — Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says. Women w...
Combo Diabetes/High Blood Pressure Threatening More American Lives
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 — Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports. About 12% of the U.S. p...
Race, Ethnicity Influence Sodium Sources, Sodium Reduction Behavior
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – There are similarities and differences in the sources of sodium and sodium reduction behaviors between racial and ethnic groups, according to a study published online May...
Pizza, Soup and Chicken Among Top Sources of Sodium for All Americans
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 — These days Americans can agree on few things, but unfortunately, pizza, soup and chicken aren’t among them, a new study says. Those three foods are some of the main sources of...
Dementia Tied To Heart, Metabolic Diseases
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 — Heart disease, strokes and diabetes contribute to many dementia cases in the United States, but the risk is not equal everywhere, a new study says. Overall, more than a third ...
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Risk for CKD, Hypertension
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) have an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open....
Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Tied to Higher BP in Offspring
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Maternal cardiometabolic risk factors are significantly associated with higher blood pressure (BP) in childhood for their offspring, according to a study published online...
Pregnancy Health Problems Increase Kids' Blood Pressure
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Children have an increased risk of high blood pressure if their moms suffered from health problems during pregnancy, a new study says. Children had higher blood pressure if...
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