Leaving segregated neighborhoods reduces blood pressure for blacks

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

The systolic blood pressure readings of African-Americans dropped between one to five points when they moved to less segregated neighborhoods, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. It is the first study to look at the ... Read more

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