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Tag: blood pressure

shows different electronic hospital monitoring devices sitting on what looks like a home a bedside table
Posted inHospitals

The benefits of treating patients at home instead of in the hospital

by Rose Hoban September 14, 2022September 20, 2022

By Rose Hoban This past February, Betty Ratcliffe was headed off to western North Carolina to have a late winter getaway with her husband Jack. She and Jack stopped at the Publix to pick up their prescriptions, and Betty walked across the store to use the restroom.  That’s when the octogenarian started having trouble.  “She […]

We see a green field lined with trees, and a plot in the middle with cardboard lying atop it.
Posted inPrison Health

Fabian Tinsley is buried somewhere in this field. His family doesn’t know where.

by Correspondent February 16, 2021March 30, 2022
Mediterranean food design (!) and cooking by TRG, shows a fish being braised in a pan with red and yellow peppers
Posted inNutrition

UNC’s southern twist on Mediterranean diet keeps diners on track, earns $3.8M grant

by Thomas Goldsmith July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
picture of a blood pressure cuff
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Research News

N.C. Researchers Re-examine Blood Pressure, Stroke and Cholesterol Advice

by Editor April 16, 2014April 16, 2014
Dr. Sarah Mayer from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center takes Tracey Johnson's blood pressure at the General Assembly building. Johnson, from Washington County, was in Raleigh to lobby for the day. Photo: Rose Hoban
Posted inChronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Uncategorized

House Leaders Announce Effort to Get Heart-Healthy

by Rose Hoban May 23, 2013October 19, 2021
Senior Games
Posted inConsumer News

Thousands of Athletes Compete in Senior Games

by Rose Hoban October 1, 2012October 19, 2021

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