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High Blood Pressure: Causes, Solutions, Impacts on the Black Community and More
In the United States, high blood pressure is more common and more severe among Black men and women compared to other groups.
Rolling Out25d
Why 55% of Black Americans face high blood pressure risks
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, remains one of the most prevalent yet underrecognized health concerns affecting Americans today. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control ...
BlackDoctor.org6d
This Clinical Trial Offers New Hope for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
This study offers hope for individuals with uncontrolled and treatment-resistant high blood pressure. Lorundrostat, a new drug that targets a hormone called aldosterone, has shown promise in ...
Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The heart-related death rate among pregnant women and new mothers more than ...
The American Journal of Managed Care13d
Maternal Cardiac Deaths Double, Impacting Black Women Most
One study found that Black women were 3 times more likely to die of maternal deaths due to cardiovascular disease than White ...
The Conversation15d
Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
high blood pressure and obesity. But living in highly stressed neighborhoods explained only part of the reason for the higher rates of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Black women. We found that even ...
Neurology Advisor1d
Mortality Due to Hypertension-Related Vascular Dementia Rising in the US
Hypertension-related vascular dementia mortality rates have increased over the past 15 years, especially among Black and African American individuals.