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Americans are overconfident about understanding their blood pressureโ€”and may avoid getting needed treatment

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and upโ€”or more than 122 million peopleโ€”have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 report from the American Heart Association. And even if your numbers are normal right now, they are likely to increase as you age; more than three-quarters of Americans age […]

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