Also known as the thumb-palm test, the thumb test doesn’t necessarily indicate that someone currently has an aneurysm. Rather ...

Around 15% of people aged 40-75 may have a form of undiagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs only at night-time. Because they do not know about this, and therefore are not being ...

Checking your blood pressure at home? Pay attention to arm position. A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers confirms that it makes a "huge difference" when it comes to getting an accurate ...

A recent Scientific Reports study assessed whether clinically derived measures of heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure variability (BPV) are associated with the manifestation of Alzheimer’s ...

A health care worker prepares to inject a patient with a Covid-19 vaccine - Copyright AFP/File Joseph Prezioso A health care worker prepares to inject a patient with ...

Music therapy may represent a nonpharmacologic strategy to improve cardiac ICU outcomes when added on top of standard care by ...

Pop-up stalls and events offering free blood pressure checks are taking place across Oxfordshire and west Berkshire. The Know Your Numbers! Week, which is supported by the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire ...

Norma Booth, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, credits the NHS' latest blood pressure testing protocol in opticians with ...