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Blood pressure
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Black women developed high blood pressure 9.6 years earlier
A JAMA Network Open study of 15,313 US women found Black women developed hypertension nearly a decade earlier than White women, and the gap persisted regardless of neighborhood conditions.
Jul 27, 2026
Obesity's metabolic risk gap has narrowed in older adults
A Lancet analysis of 978,425 people across seven countries found blood pressure and cholesterol in older adults with obesity now often match those at normal weight, largely because more of them are medicated.
Jul 26, 2026
Tonsil surgery helped snoring children, but not predictably
A SLEEP analysis of 363 children in a randomized trial found 65% improved after early tonsil surgery versus 39% who waited, yet almost nothing measured beforehand predicted who would benefit.
Jul 26, 2026
Childhood fruit juice tracks with high blood pressure at 36
A Circulation study followed 25,749 Americans from age 12 to age 36 and found daily sugary drinks and daily fruit juice both tracked with higher rates of high blood pressure, while whole fruit did not.
Jul 25, 2026