Topic in Focus: Hypertension Control

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How digitally enabled care can improve postpartum outcomes

Learn how Ochsner Health is connecting moms to remote care to help them during pregnancy and in postpartum.

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A trick for improving BP measurement: Only buy validated devices

Find out how a large health system has worked to improve BP measurement by sticking with devices on the US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing.

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June 2, 2023: National Advocacy Update

U.S. Surgeon General releases advisory on social media and youth mental health, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Why doctors and patients can count on these BP devices

Explore four reasons why physicians can have confidence in the devices on the US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing for accurate BP readings.

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Tech enables population health approach to better BP control

Learn how an AMA collaboration with the nation’s largest population health tech company could transform the delivery of hypertension care.

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What doctors wish patients knew about falling U.S. life expectancy

The last time the U.S. experienced a two-year decline in life expectancy was during World War II. Three physicians share more about life expectancy.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Only 1 in 3 patients is active enough. Here’s how to help.

Physical inactivity can lead to obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Learn how to get more patients moving more often.

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What doctors wish patients knew about kidney disease prevention

Kidney disease can be prevented, and even reversed in its early stages. An endocrinologist shares necessary steps to take to protect your kidneys.

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New AMA collaboration aims to correct course on falling BP control

Getting the right data at the right time can help physicians and health care organizations better manage hypertension. Learn more with the AMA.

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