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Bryan Carmody

@jbcarmody

The Sheriff of Sodium | Pediatric nephrologist | EVMS associate professor | APD | Husband | Dad | Virginian | Advocate for medical students and common sense

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In the 1920s, while many MDs were being taught that a “normal” systolic BP was age + 100, life insurance companies increased premiums for hypertension.

Why? They had skin in the game.

Today, my life insurance company mailed me this mask.

Hmmm... could they be onto something?

In the 1920s, while many MDs were being taught that a “normal” systolic BP was age + 100, life insurance companies increased premiums for hypertension. Why? They had skin in the game. Today, my life insurance company mailed me this mask. Hmmm... could they be onto something?
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In case you’re wondering about the attitude of MDs toward the treatment of hypertension at the time, here’s a quote from the premier cardiology textbook of the era:

In case you’re wondering about the attitude of MDs toward the treatment of hypertension at the time, here’s a quote from the premier cardiology textbook of the era:
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