Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatric hypertension is often unrecognized. Children with high blood pressure were more likely to suffer ...

New research from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that parents might want to keep a closer eye on their kids’ blood pressure. About one in seven (14%) of children and teens in the U.S.

A new global study found that high-blood pressure in children has nearly doubled in two decades. Dr. Paul Kantor, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Cardiology Chief, discuses what some of the risk ...

Doctors are highlighting the growing number of pre-adolescent children developing hypertension. Photo: Unsplash / Zhen H. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a persistent elevation in blood ...

Children born to mothers with obesity, a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy (gestational diabetes mellitus) or high blood pressure during pregnancy have higher blood pressure — both the ...

We generally think of high blood pressure (hypertension) as a problem that only affects adults. But the reality is that it can occur at any age. In some cases, doctors don’t know exactly what causes ...

High blood pressure is commonly associated with adults, yet a large number of children are being diagnosed with hypertension. Some of the common reasons include long screen time, less physical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About 6% of children in the United States have hypertension. Every extra hour of sleep duration was associated ...

AMERICANS HAVE THIS ALLERGY. A NEW GLOBAL STUDY FINDS. THE RATE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN KIDS HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN 20 YEARS. DATA SHOWING ABOUT 3.4% OF BOYS AND 3% OF GIRLS HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ...

Children and teenagers who regularly get too few hours of sleep may be at higher risk of developing high blood pressure, new research indicates. The findings may change how doctors talk with kids and ...