Topic in Focus: Hypertension Control

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What doctors wish patients knew about sleep apnea

Long COVID has been found to worsen underlying conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea. Two physicians explain what to know about sleep apnea.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about increasing physical activity

Physical activity can help reverse prediabetes and lower BP. A Harvard obesity medicine specialist shares what patients should keep in mind.

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Return on Health telehealth case study: Hypertension Digital Medicine Program

Ochsner Health case study on their Hypertension Digital Medicine Program, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

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Return on Health in action: Telehealth case studies

Download the report PDF to explore telehealth (also referred to as virtual care) case studies that showcase the "Return on Health" framework, which measures the value of digitally enabled virtual care programs, developed by the American Medical Association, in collaboration with Manatt Health.

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Why BP must be top of mind at every Black woman’s doctor visit

Learn more with the AMA about compelling messages backed up by helpful resources that can help reverse the hypertension trend in Black communities.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 21, 2022

In the news: Excess sodium in medication increases CVD risk, firearms now leading cause of death by trauma, ivermectin not effective in preventing severe COVID and more.

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How $1 million grant will boost Ochsner’s digital health innovations

Timely federal funding will advance Ochsner Health’s work to make digitally enabled care a reality for patients in areas hit hard by COVID-19.

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After pandemic dip, how Texas system improved BP control to 78%

With patients delaying care, blood pressure control rates fell. Here’s how Southwestern Health Resources found a way to bring BP control back up.

Prevention & Wellness
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The FDA’s new guidance on sodium could be lifesaving. Here’s why.

Salt tastes great, but that’s the problem—Americans are getting way too much of it in the foods they buy. Something has to change, and fast.

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