Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Objective Evidence from randomised trials of pharmacological treatments on long-term blood pressure (BP) reduction is limited. We investigated the antihypertensive drug effects on BP over time and ...

Blood pressure may rise with age, usually due to narrowing or stiffening of arteries, but certain factors could also cause low blood pressure. Some blood pressure elevation may be unavoidable for some ...

Walking regularly can lower your systolic blood pressure. Walk three to five times per week for 20 to 40 minutes at a moderate pace to lower blood pressure. To get an accurate blood pressure reading, ...