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 E-Mail IMAGE: Patients participating in a group medical visit, shown to help reduce blood pressure among patients with hypertension or diabetes when combined with a microfinance intervention view more  Credit: AMPATH Kenya While cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death globally, new research led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Moi University School of Medicine (Kenya) found that addressing and incorporating social determinants of health (such as poverty and social isolation) in the clinical management of blood pressure in Kenya can improve outcomes for...

Email New research led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya found that addressing and incorporating social determinants of health—such as poverty and social isolation—in the clinical management of blood pressure in Kenya can improve outcomes for patients who have diabetes or hypertension. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that after one year, patients who received a multi-component intervention that combined community microfinance groups with group medical visits—where patients with similar medical conditions met together w...