Tag: Hypertension
Saint Anne’s Hospital completes pioneering procedure for high blood pressure
FALL RIVER – Two doctors at Saint Anne’s Hospital recently became the first in southeastern Massachusetts to perform a pioneering procedure for patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
The procedure, a renal denervation, targets overactive...
Women & Infants Hospital launches mobile health clinic
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital’s Community Mobile Health Clinic has hit the road.
The van, staffed by a nurse practitioner and community health worker,...
Five Questions With: Danielle Simmons
April 11-17 is recognized as Black Maternal Health Week. Danielle Simmons, a family nurse practitioner in the Hypertension Equity Program at Women & Infants...
Women & Infants partners with UTMHealthcare to tackle postpartum hypertension
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital recently announced a five-year partnership with UTMHealthcare LLC to advance the Rhode Island-Statewide Postpartum HypErtension REmote Surveillance, or...
Five Questions With: Dr. Nadine Hewamudalige
5Q: Dr. Nadine Hewamudalige | Vice president and chief medical officer, The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.
1. What are your priorities in your...
The good and bad on sun exposure
There’s plenty of public awareness about the dangers of skin cancer, but much less about the benefits of sun exposure. Our skin isn’t just...
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