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Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Some of the changes associated with the menopausal transition can increase the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). For example, declining estrogen levels can narrow blood vessels, and ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, happens when the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is too high over time. High blood pressure is usually a symptomless condition. Fatigue is also ...