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Impact of Effective BP Control in Reducing CV Risk in Patients with Obesity & HTN
Patients with obesity and hypertension need to be aggressively treated in order to decrease their risk of cardiovascular complications, says Dr Jonathan Parker, President of the Alabama Obesity Society.
What are the latest research findings on how effective blood pressure control may mitigate long-term cardiovascular risks associated with hypertension in patients with obesity?
Is a question Patient Care Online asked Jonathan Parker, DO, MS, president of the Alabama Obesity Society in a recent interview. In the video below, Dr Parker discusses how effective blood pressure control can reduce the risk of complications associated with hypertension in patients with obesity.
Dr Parker is also a family and obesity medicine physician at Avalon Medical Group in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16th 2025The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
