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02/27/2026

Healthcare providers measure your blood pressure at your yearly check-ups and other appointments. This lets them see if it’s normal or too high. They’ll diagnose you with hypertension if your numbers are high at two separate visits (with at least two readings taken each time).

There are two main stages of hypertension:

Stage 1 means your top number is in the 130s, or your bottom number is in the 80s.

Stage 2 means your top number is 140 or higher, or your bottom number is 90 or higher.

On either end of these stages, there are other categories that providers use to guide treatment decisions:

🔴Elevated blood pressure is blood pressure that’s a bit above normal but not yet diagnosed as hypertension.

🔴Severe hypertension is dangerously high blood pressure that’s not yet causing organ damage.

🔴A hypertensive emergency is dangerously high blood pressure that’s damaging your organs. It causes symptoms and is a medical emergency.

02/27/2026

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02/26/2026

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02/26/2026

02/26/2026

Heart group: CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) among women to increase to 14.4% by 2050…

The rate of cardiovascular disease in women is projected to increase from 10.7% in 2020 to 14.4% by 2050, according to a statement from the American Heart Association.

Factors driving the increase include an aging population and increases in diabetes, obesity and hypertension across all age groups, including younger women. The statement was published in the journal Circulation.

Full Story: NBC News (2/25)

Obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are fueling increases in cardiovascular disease, even among much younger women, the American Heart Association said.

02/26/2026

When you need a second opinion — and your life matters.

For the eighth consecutive year, Newsweek has named Mayo Clinic the No. 1 hospital in its annual “World’s Best Hospitals” rankings.

Mayo Clinic President and CEO Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., said this recognition reflects the extraordinary expertise, compassion and commitment of Mayo Clinic’s staff, all working together to transform healthcare for the benefit of people everywhere.

Read more about the rankings: https://mayocl.in/4u0L9Yy

02/25/2026

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02/25/2026

We sometimes refer our clients to Hospice for more intensive symptom management….

Hospice care focuses on quality of life and comfort for those with terminal illnesses, typically when life expectancy is six months or less.

What is hospice? In the simplest terms, it is "just good care at the end of your life -- making sure that your symptoms, especially pain, are well controlled and that you have the things available to you that you need," says nurse and hospice case manager Eileen Rydel.

Share This Story Demystifying hospice care Hospice care focuses on quality of life and comfort for those with terminal illnesses, typically when life expectancy is six months or less. What is hospice? In the simplest terms, it is "just good care at the end of your life -- making sure that your sympt...

02/24/2026

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02/23/2026

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease isn't unique to toddlers. Learn more about how the disease spreads, its various stages and what you can do to avoid it.

02/23/2026

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