Scientists have uncovered a surprising brain-based trigger for high blood pressure, tracing it to a small region in the brainstem that normally controls breathing. This area, which kicks in during ...

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia. By Paula Span The patient initially ...

Those of us who watch the Olympics as bystanders tend to smugly judge athletes for succumbing to pressure without understanding what we even mean by the term. The first thing to know about pressure is ...

‘Pressure,' in theaters May 29, takes place in the stormy 72 hours before the Allied invasion of Europe in June 1944 Jack Smart is the Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. With 10 years of experience as an ...

Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon and Damian Lewis also star in the World War II film hitting theaters in May. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Pressure centers on Eisenhower (Fraser) and Royal ...

Hypertension can lead to heart attack and stroke, and is also linked to dementia. By Nina Agrawal In the United States, nearly half of adults have high blood pressure. Known as a “silent killer,” ...

A nursing home in Canfield, Ohio, has been accused of lying to the family of a 75-year-old woman about a "worsening" Stage 4 pressure ulcer that she later died from, according to a lawsuit. Judy Marsh ...

President Donald Trump's move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug may not move the needle much on the legalization debate in Indiana even as it threatens to increase pressure on holdouts.

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...