Organization seeks to create awareness and improve treatment According to the Maryland Heart Center, one African American dies as a result of high blood pressure every hour in this country, which is nearly twice as often as their white counterparts. Blacks also suffer from heart and kidney disease at alarmingly high rates, both of which [...]

According to the American Heart Association, hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects more than 73 million people in the United States, but is widely undiagnosed and untreated. To help patients identify if they are at risk, Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) and the nation’s largest and most comprehensive [...]