Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Health & Medicine

Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals

Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosed Only half of people being treated by a GP for high blood pressure in England have it under control, and millions more are completely unaware they have the “silent killer” condition, research reveals. Most people with hypertension (59%) are in the dark and undiagnosed, raising their risk…

Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals

We haven't written up this one. Guardian Health has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at theguardian.com →

More in Health & Medicine

More from Wednesday 23 September →