Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If just by looking at our watch or cell phone we can know, in real time, our heart rate, the number of steps we take, the calories ...

A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless noninvasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track real-time changes in vascular diameter—without the need for a traditional ...

Despite guideline recommendations and improved access to care, individuals with hypertension are unlikely to measure their ...

If you track your blood pressure with your phone or smartwatch, you may want to think again. According to a new study from the University of Washington, many of these newer devices claiming to measure ...

In line with recommendations by the World Health Organization, the World Hypertension League published a consensus document that calls for the "urgent" strengthening of regulations to ensure that all ...

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As with porridge, so with blood pressure: Just right makes all the difference. People whose mid-upper arm circumference exceeds 32 cm require larger cuffs than the standard size, but in many cases the ...

Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic. By Matías A. Loewy ...