HIGH blood pressure may soon be treated with jabs which “turn off” the condition, scientists claim.
The twice-yearly injections could replace daily tablets in a major boost for millions of patients.
Early trial results suggest a single shot of zilebesiran is enough to lower blood pressure for six months, with few side effects.
It also reduced someone’s chances of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiac event by 20 per cent or more, The Mirror reports.