David Becker, MD, FACC, Director of the Preventive and Integrative Heart Health Program at the Temple Heart and Vascular Institute, wrote a blog post for the Philadelphia Inquirer describing 10 reasons why a blood pressure reading may be inaccurate.
IMPORTANT: Beginning at 8:00 AM on September 3, Temple University Hospital – Main Campus (Broad and Ontario Streets) will no longer provide Labor and Delivery services. All childbirth services will be relocated to our new hospital location.
TRANSIT ALERT: Major cuts to bus, subway, and rail may affect travel to and from our campuses. Read full update.
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