From smartphone apps to watches, there is an increasing number of ways you can check your blood pressure, but some doctors are not ready to endorse them. “They haven’t really been tested appropriately ...

When patients are diagnosed with hypertension – as nearly half of American adults have been – they are often advised to buy a blood pressure monitoring device to use at home. Daily home readings paint ...

So, blood pressure cuffs. They’re kind of a pain, right? You have to sit still, try not to talk, and honestly, they’re not ...

Blood pressure readings are useful only when measured correctly, making proper monitoring vital for managing hypertension.

Many blood pressure (BP) measuring devices do not have FDA marketing authorization and can't be relied upon, the agency said in a safety communication. "Do not use unauthorized blood pressure devices, ...

Smartwatch brand YHE has opened an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the new YPE BP Doctor Fit smartwatch. The new smartwatch comes with blood pressure measuring capability and delivers significant ...

Embedded in a cellphone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension Matías A. Loewy, Knowable Magazine A new generation of blood ...

Folks figuring out how to take their blood pressure at home might be tempted to use online stock photos to see how it's done -- but they really shouldn't, a new study warns. Only about 1 in 7 stock ...

Only about 1 in 7 stock photos found online correctly depict the right way to measure blood pressure, researchers reported in a new study. Photo by Photo Sesaon/Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Folks ...