High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide and results in 10 million deaths per year, according to the World Heart Federation. Impacting a person's ...

When it comes to blood pressure, are you being misled and misread? One expert maintains that the blood pressure reading you get at the doctor’s office is far from a complete or completely ...

Get accurate, consistent readings in the comfort of your own home with these editor-tested blood pressure monitors. Loren Brutsch is a writer and editor for Health.com. She has a master's in ...