Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most common type of cardiovascular disease globally and the leading cause of strokes and heart attacks. In Saudi Arabia, 15% of the adult population is hypertensive. As part of a two-year lifestyle medicine knowledge transfer program, we helped pilot a blood pressure management intervention at Johns Hopkins Aramco […]
Nutrition
Gaining New Ground in Weight Loss
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, Nutrition, Patient CareFor three years, we have been collaborating with Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) to create a leading-edge bariatric surgery program. Not only is this now a flagship service for JHAH patients, it also has been designated a Center of Excellence according to the Surgical Review Corporation, an internationally recognized accreditation organization. Just eight institutions in […]
Turning the Tide of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, Nutrition, Patient CareDiabetes is on the rise nearly everywhere, affecting 425 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization. Although this disease is pervasive, it is neither preordained nor permanent. Exercising 30 minutes a day and reducing body weight by 7% can lower the prevalence of type 2 diabetes by 58%, according to the Diabetes Prevention […]