Soon, you will be able to take your blood pressure at home using only your smartphone, thanks to Vibro, an app from Billion Labs, a spinoff company founded by electrical engineers at the University of ...

Now, researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have found a better way to estimate arm blood pressure using ...

You might want to arm yourself with this knowledge. The position of your arm could significantly increase your blood pressure readings, according to a study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three ...

Last year, a study highlighted that your doctor’s office might be taking your blood pressure wrong. The current best practice is to take seated blood pressure readings with a detailed protocol: ...

For decades, we were told that a blood pressure reading below 120/80 mm Hg was the gold standard for normal. Readings above this were often tolerated unless they crossed 140/90 mm Hg. However, the ...