Your kidneys work as your body’s natural filtration system, cleaning your blood day and night. But this vital work depends heavily on one critical factor: your blood pressure. Medical experts warn ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys. If that sounds weird, well, kidneys help ...

High blood pressure silently damages vital organs without obvious symptoms, earning its reputation as a “silent killer.” While millions receive prescriptions to control their blood pressure, many ...

Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD Normal blood pressure for adult women is less than 120/80 mmHg.Blood pressure may ...

Could a simple surgical procedure -- renal denervation -- help control your blood pressure? Perhaps, say experts, but so far it is typically only for use alongside blood pressure medications. Renal ...

Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the past.Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed ...

Ideally, you take blood pressure medication so that it’s most effective when your blood pressure is highest. Here’s how to figure that out.

Blood pressure regulation is important for the heart, brain, and kidneys. Very often, it doesn't present symptoms, but over ...