Sexual Assault, Harassment Linked to Women’s High Blood Pressure


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Experiencing sexual assault or workplace sexual harassment increases the risk of high blood pressure in women, a new study suggests. 

The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, an ongoing cohort study which started enrolling women in 1989. Over seven years, women who experienced sexual assault and…

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