/news/tags/blood-pressure Blood pressure en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:37:29 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-28/the-simple-intervention-that-may-keep-black-moms-healthier A Boston hospital gets daily, home blood pressure checks for moms at risk for the pregnancy complication, pre-eclampsia. The effort is a response to alarming rates of Black maternal mortality. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:37:29 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-28/the-simple-intervention-that-may-keep-black-moms-healthier Priyanka Dayal McCluskey /npr-news/2023-02-12/is-chocolate-good-for-your-heart-finally-the-fda-has-an-answer-kind-of For years, chocolate-lovers have pointed to studies suggesting compounds in cocoa may be good for heart health. But some of the recent evidence comes from flavanol-rich cocoa, not from candy bars Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:00:42 GMT /npr-news/2023-02-12/is-chocolate-good-for-your-heart-finally-the-fda-has-an-answer-kind-of Allison Aubrey /news/health-science/2017-11-17/guidelines-of-diagnosing-high-blood-pressure-change New guidelines from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology are changing the definition of high blood pressure.Patients with blood pressure… Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:38:22 GMT /news/health-science/2017-11-17/guidelines-of-diagnosing-high-blood-pressure-change /news/health-science/2016-03-14/how-mindfulness-affects-the-brain-and-the-body Life today can be stressful. But researchers are finding that a simple version of an ancient practice can alleviate a long list of modern ailments.In this… Mon, 14 Mar 2016 06:35:09 GMT /news/health-science/2016-03-14/how-mindfulness-affects-the-brain-and-the-body Jeff St. Clair