All news on the topic: Blood pressure

Eva Simpson reflects on research that shows being happy in your job - and getting along with your colleagues - reduces your chances of contracting serious illnesses

Big Bertha the cat was found cruelly abandoned in a sports bag, weighing almost 12kg and was badly matted. But after a strict regime, Bertha is back to regular health and the RSCPA is warning other pet owners to be careful

Hidden fat makes up around one tenth of all the fat stored in the body, but too much can increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Ross Macfarlane, 34, from Edinburgh, has told how he used to battle with his weight before starting an egg diet which has seen him lose more than five stone and 'feel 10 years younger'

Crystal Manuel, 39, fought for a year to get her cervical cancer diagnosis after developing a series of worrying signs, with her own mum having had a similar battle before she died

The earlier we spot high blood pressure, the quicker we can act, says GP and author Dr Allswell E Eno

Celebrated author and former children's laureate Michael Rosen tells the Mirror why he's standing shoulder to shoulder with striking nurses on the picket line

A mum has taken to Reddit to share how her daughter was publicly embarrassed for being 2lbs overweight - according to her school's BMI test - and is now too scared to eat because of it

Keep track of your health with these top 16 accurate blood pressure monitors

Health experts have warned about red flag symptoms that can strike several days before a major stroke - which is responsible for 35,000 deaths annually

Soon after the major operation in Mexico, Magnolia Morales began developing intense abdominal pain, high blood pressure, and breathing difficulties before she died

Gentle martial art of Tai Chi can only not only improve balance but may also benefit immune system and heart health

The health service has published data on its most frequently-visited web pages for medical conditions, giving us a picture of what the public searches for most often

Rollan Roberts II was announcing his bid to become the next president of the US at the State Capitol building in West Virginia when his pregnant wife collapsed taking out a nearby American flag

Loads of us have health tracker devices - but are we really keeping on top of our fitness goals?

The supposedly much-feared 'Blue Monday' has been coined as 'the most depressing of the year'

Paul Routledge gets a frontline view of how hard our NHS staff work after being rushed into Leeds General Infirmary, and says Rishi Sunak needs to stop his PR photo-ops and get real himself

Diane Blackmore, 48, ditched the snacks and dropped five dress sizes thanks to MasterChef's Greg Wallace's weight loss programme

Our health intentions, like plans to detox, are sometimes misguided and, in fact, things like washing our hands more are often more useful

Dr Sameer Sanghvi sifts fact from fiction when it comes to losing weight to keep you on the right track for 2023. Below, he busts four common myths around weight loss.

Karen Troy was left "confused at the scan" after being told by medics she has a "very rare" bicornuate uterus which meant the chance of conceiving twins was incredibly rare

A patient at Great Western Hospital in Swindon was left on a trolley for over four days until a bed freed up, as a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases are said to be adding pressure to the NHS