Topic in Focus: Hypertension Control

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Ditch juice box, pick up water bottle to boost prevention

New study suggests consuming 100% fruit juices raises all-cause mortality risk. More research is needed on potential harm to the body.

Public Health
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Why your patients should lace up their walking shoes

Turns out older women don’t need to walk to 10,000 steps a day to see a health benefit. Discover how smaller amounts of movement can make a difference.

Population Care
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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.

Hypertension
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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.

Hypertension
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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.

Hypertension
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May 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Federal Pain Task Force, prices in drug ads and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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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.

Hypertension
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Here's how to earn recognition for your BP control work

Physician practices and health systems can earn recognition for their work in improving the hypertension-control rate among their patients. Find out how to get your plaudits.

Hypertension