![The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a high blood pressure report saying 76 million lives can be saved worldwide through 2050 though prevention, early detection and effective management.](/sites/default/files/styles/400_x_202/public/2023-09/N25896_WHO%20Hypertension%20Study-Blog.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=vw63WYi-)
The importance of keeping your blood pressure under control took center stage again Tuesday when the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a report saying 76 million lives can be saved worldwide through 2050 though prevention, early detection and effective management.
To put that number in perspective, that’s more people than live in a dozen eastern states from Maine southward, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Virginia.