Why many people are unaware they have hypertension

Robert Kocher is an adjunct professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, a nonresident senior scholar at the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute, and a partner at Venrock. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.P. Kishore and R. Kocher. The Hypertension Control Paradox — Why Is America Stuck? N Engl J Med 2026;394:417-420.