Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox was recently quoted in an article published in the Health News section of United Press International reporting on a surge in cardiovascular deaths in younger adults living in rural areas.
From the article:
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox, a cardiologist and an associate professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, said these outcomes are more dismal in rural areas with high poverty rates and those with a high proportion of minorities. She was not involved in the study.
“This is a timely and well-done study that addresses a crucial question: Are we making progress in closing these important urban-rural gaps in cardiovascular outcomes?” Maddox said, adding that “we need redoubled efforts to understand what’s driving these differences, as well as new solutions to try to address them.”
Read the article here