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Study IDs Superior Two-drug Antihypertensive Regimen in sub-Saharan African Patients

A new study highlights the important role of a calcium channel blocker in an optimal 2-drug antihypertensive regimen for black patients, a population at particularly high risk for elevated blood pressure.

Cardiovascular Disease-related Death Reduced after Medicaid Expansion

Fewer heart disease-related deaths occur in counties where Medicaid was expanded under the Affordable Care Act, according to a provocative new study.

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