Hypertension

Doctor using sphygmomanometer with stethoscope checking blood pressure to a patient in the hospital.

Leading experts on hypertension have issued a call to action to improve uncontrolled blood pressure in Australia.

doctor measuring patient's blood pressure

The number of people with high blood pressure has doubled over the past 30 years, a comprehensive analysis has shown.

High blood pressure

This very accessible and easy to perform intervention could have a strong effect on reducing blood pressure, say UNSW Sydney researchers.

Testing blood pressure

Hydrochlorothiazide use increases older people’s risk of developing skin cancer, a study by UNSW Sydney scientists has shown – but the researchers warn against suddenly stopping the medicine.

Professor Alta Schutte

Professor Alta Schutte will join UNSW Sydney as Principal for Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine.

potato

UNSW experts have questioned new research that found potatoes increase your risk of high blood pressure, saying it is important to look at the whole diet and not just individual foods.

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General practitioners tend to obsess over blood pressure – with good reason, write Michael Tan and Patrick Khoury.