Many home blood pressure devices sold in Canada, especially those sold online, haven’t been validated by Hypertension Canada, according to an Edmonton-based study.
The success of the anticoagulation therapy management program at the University of the Waterloo could soon open the door to similar AI-powered virtual training in high-demand areas such as hypertension management.
We do not want to stop medications that are safely helping to treat symptoms, but we could think about ‘legacy prescriptions’ which people may have been taking for many years without re-evaluation.