Hypertension, Obesity, and COVID-19

<p>New data show unfavorable US trends in hypertension and obesity, with communities of color doing worse. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Director Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Gary H. Gibbons, MD, discuss the implications for COVID-19 outcomes and public health. Recorded September 10, 2020.</p> <p>Related Article(s):</p> <p><a href= "http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.14545"> Trends in Blood Pressure Control Among US Adults With Hypertension, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018</a></p>