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Metabolic surgery offers health benefits for patients with high blood pressure
Sep 16, 2020Metabolic surgeries, such as gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery, are not only effective for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity. According to a new study led by Erik Stenberg at Örebro University, published September 15... -
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy rose sharply in the U.S. over the last four decades
Sep 12, 2019The number of women diagnosed with high blood pressure when they become pregnant or during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy has risen sharply in the U.S. over the last four decades, a new study suggests.... -
Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy more likely to have children with high blood pressure
May 15, 2018Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy may be more likely to have children who develop high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s known as fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, a... -
More than 1 in 3 adults in China have high blood pressure
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: More than one in three adults aged 35 – 75 years in China have high blood pressure, but only about one in 20 people with hypertension have the condition under control, according to the... -
Number of people living with high blood pressure has almost doubled worldwide over past 40 years
Nov 17, 2016News Hour: In the past 40 years, there has been a large increase in the number of people living with high blood pressure worldwide because of population growth and ageing—rising from 594 million in 1975 to...