Category: Health Care

Did you know that seven-and-a-half million people in Canada, about one in five adults, live with hypertension?

Unfortunately, hypertension — also known as high blood pressure — is the most common heart health issue that often goes undetected. This Hypertension Awareness Month, let’s take the opportunity to reflect on our own heart health and make small lifestyle changes to improve our overall heart health. Here are some nutritious and delicious ways to get started.

Back to the basics

When it comes to managing heart health, maintaining

• An insurance exec warned of higher medical costs as Americans start to get more elective procedures.

• The comment sent health insurer stocks tumbling on Wednesday.

• It suggests people are getting care they put off during the height of the pandemic.

Older Americans are starting to get more procedures like hip and knee surgeries, and it’s driving up how much one of the biggest US health insurers is spending on medical care.

UnitedHealth Group expects to spend more of its members’ premiums on medical care in the second quarter, driven by a rise in outpatient

in the news: New research is showing that people who have low cardiovascular health also have higher chances of having poor musculoskeletal health.