Hypertension affects one in three adults globally, with only one in five controlled. WHO Medical Officer Taskeen Khan estimates saving 76 million lives by 2050 if control rates increase globally. It leads to heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease. Dr. Khan discussed this on ‘Science in 5’, advising managing blood pressure by avoiding smoking, salt, sleep deprivation, stress.What exactly happens in the body when BP rises?
Hypertension affects one in three adults globally, with only one in five controlled. WHO Medical Officer Taskeen Khan estimates saving 76 million lives by 2050 if control rates increase globally. It leads to heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease. Dr. Khan discussed this on ‘Science in 5’, advising managing blood pressure by avoiding smoking, salt, sleep deprivation, stress.
