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A new drug lowered blood pressure and improved kidney health markers in high-risk patients. Phase 3 trials will test its long-term effects. Preliminary research suggests that adding the new medication ...

G7 countries also announced readiness to take measures to significantly reduce, with the objective of phasing out, their remaining imports from Russia, including on hydrocarbon imports ...

The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2017, lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more ...

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