A nine-week mindfulness training course helped hypertensive patients lower their blood pressure and improve healthy habits in a study out of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health.

A study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia this November found that heart patients who practiced routine intermittent fasting over a period of four and a half years were ultimately healthier than those who didn’t.

Legal loopholes in the 510(k) clearance process mean countless faulty BP devices can make it to pharmacy shelves without proper testing, leading to confusion among consumers and healthcare providers alike, according to a news story from the American Medical Association.

Joint research from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association suggests that just half of practicing physicians and healthcare professionals have received blood pressure measurement training since they left school.

Nearly one-third of insured adults with diagnosed hypertension were nonadherent to their antihypertensive medications in 2015, according to a report published Nov. 4 in Hypertension.

The FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously Nov. 14 to recommend an expanded indication for icosapent ethyl, a purified omega-3 product designed to help heart patients keep their lipid levels in check.

Living with chronic stress could have serious implications for blood pressure control in black patients, Reuters reported Nov. 5.

A study out of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing suggests that weight loss achieved through a combination of intensive behavioral therapy and 3 milligrams of liraglutide daily results in optimal weight-related quality of life for patients struggling with obesity.