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Nephrology News and Issues | Stanford University nephrologist Vivek Bhalla, MD, FASN, FAHA, understands the value of more aggressive screening for primary aldosteronism, a condition that can lead to high blood pressure.“I think awareness is a primary factor,” Bhalla, associate professor of medicine/nephrology and director of the Stanford Hypertension Center, told Healio/Nephrology News & Issues. “Our

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Higher pulse pressure in smokers may signal cardiovascular disease risk Karen Schmidt, American Heart Association News April 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Consistent cigarette smoking has a small but significant effect on pulse pressure, according to research that suggests a possible new link between smoking and cardiovascular disease, especially among Black and white women. Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic blood pressure, the top number in a reading, and diastolic blood pressure, the lower number. "As that gap widens, it's problematic," said study co-author Kara Whitaker, as...

Times Past: Dec. 22, 2020 Published: 12/21/2020 4:15:08 PM Modified: 12/21/2020 4:15:04 PM 1995 A holiday tradition for many years, mitten trees in local banks is likely to end this year with the disbanding of the Athol Quota Club. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in February, voted to disband as of June 30. “We had no new members and many of our people are getting older and are unable to continue,” Doris Blanchard explained. “We’d like to keep the mitten tree going, but I don’t know if we’ll be able to,” she said. ■EMT Timothy Newton recently presented a conti...