#blood-pressure-monitoring

#blood-pressure-monitoring

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Apple's Hypertension Detection feature could be the reason you learn about your high blood pressure. The feature is available on the latest lineup of Apple Watches that the tech giant unveiled earlier this month, but it's also available on later models updated to WatchOS 26. Hypertension Detection recently received FDA clearance, validating the feature's clinical ability to detect hypertension in Apple Watch wearers. In developing the feature, Apple used data from more than 100,000 study participants to understand the presence in the body.

Experts emphasize the importance of regular blood pressure checks for everyone aged 3 and older, recommending annual evaluations to catch hypertension early.