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Safety-Net Clinics Face Challenges Controlling Hypertension In Their Patients
Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular complications including heart disease and stroke, and is especially common and dangerous for patients with diabetes, said lead researcher Adesuwa Olomu, associate professor in the MSU College of Human Medicine's Department of Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news
