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Hurricane Maria hindered BP efforts, but Puerto Rico marches on

High-sodium emergency rations have made it harder for patients to keep their BP under control. Learn more about successful hypertension efforts on the Caribbean island.

Prevention & Wellness
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How a massive health system prioritizes chronic disease prevention

Michigan-based Trinity Health sees a huge opportunity to control BP and prevent type 2 diabetes with expert resources and guidance from the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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July 12, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Immigrant children trauma, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Put AHA’s new scientific statement on BP measurement into practice

Learn how to improve your practice’s BP-measurement accuracy to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Prevention & Wellness
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What patients don't know about BP, stroke: You might be surprised

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke, yet more than a third of high-risk U.S. adults believe they have no cause for worry.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 keys to address high BP, stroke among your black patients

The risk of having a stroke is nearly twice as high for African Americans as for whites. This is how physicians can help black patients control high BP and prevent stroke.

Prevention & Wellness
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In chronic disease fight, help comes from new care team member

The community health worker’s role extends beyond the clinic to educate patients with prediabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions.

Prevention & Wellness
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8 factors that make digital health work for BP management

With new advancements in digital health technology, what factors encourage adoption from patients and physicians for hypertension management? Find out.

Digital
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Young adults are at risk for hypertension. What you need to know

Hypertension’s not just for the middle-aged. Now more young adults have it, underscoring the importance of earlier hypertension awareness and lifestyle interventions.

Prevention & Wellness