high blood pressure Archives - The Washington Informer

high blood pressure Archives - The Washington Informer

Black Experience, Health

Lifestyle Coaching Can Lower Blood Pressure in Black Adults

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterMay 25, 2022May 26, 2022

Culturally tailored lifestyle coaching can help Black adults with hypertension improve their blood pressure control, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.

Diabetes affects roughly one of every three children born after 2000 in the United States. (Courtesy photo)

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: My People Perish for the Lack of Knowledge (Conclusion)

by Lyndia GrantDecember 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Common High Blood Pressure Medication Could Improve COVID-19 Survival Rates: Researchers

by WI WebstaffAugust 25, 2020December 21, 2021

Health, Health Supplements, Supplements

Secret Foods to Lower Blood Pressure

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Health, Health Supplements, Supplements

Hypertension: The Silent Killer

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Barber Eric Muhammad (left) and customer Mark Sims (Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai)

Black Experience, Health

Black Barbershops Help Reduce Hypertension Among Male Patrons: Study

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2019October 31, 2020

New Blood Pressure Guidelines Announced

by WI Guest AuthorNovember 14, 2017October 31, 2020

You can help by making men's heart health a family issue. It's never too late to get healthy.

Saving Hearts and Lives in the African-American Community

by WI Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Nando's Peri-Peri sends a message that everyone is welcome. (Courtesy of Nando's Peri-Peri)

International, WINAfrica

AFRICA NOW: Nando’s Peri-Peri Makes Political Statement

by Lauren M. PoteatFebruary 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (center) speaks on a panel about Alzheimer's disease in communities of color during the National Alzheimer's Summit in northwest D.C. on Sept. 28. PHOTO BY WILLIAM J. FORD

Health, News, Prince George's County

Baker: Black Community Must Confront, Combat Mental Health Issues

by William J. FordOctober 6, 2016October 30, 2020