High blood pressure can raise the risk of heart attack, stroke, pregnancy complications and other health problems, but the symptoms are “often silent,” Wadhera says. “I worry it flies under the radar for many patients.”

Here’s what to know about the issue, and how to get your blood pressure under control.

Clearly, sleep is important. But despite the evidence, there continues to be a shortage of psychiatrists or other doctors trained in sleep medicine, leaving many to educate themselves.

So what happens to our mental health if we aren’t getting enough sleep, and what can be done about it?

New research suggests that more than three times as many cancer cases are attributable to physical inactivity than previously thought.

Associate Professor Brigid Lynch, senior author of the paper, saw evolving evidence that physical inactivity was associated with at least 13 types of cancer – not just three types, as researchers once believed – and wanted to update the estimates based on Australian activity levels and cancer rates.