An NIH-funded study indicates that addressing social determinants of health could mitigate health disparities. The research found that adverse economic and social conditions significantly increase the likelihood of developing treatment-resistant hypertension, a condition where patients require three or more types of anti-hypertensive medications daily. This risk is notably higher among Black American adults compared to white American adults, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.
