Some barbershops put heart into clients’ wellbeing
Joe Kholfan gets his blood pressure checked by Breanna Baker while getting his hair cut by Jalyn James at Riley's Cutz in Bartlett July 19, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Customers may come in for a basic haircut and leave with a free blood pressure check. Methodist Hospital North’s partnership with area barbers brings care to men most at risk of hypertension.
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Methodist North Hospital barber shops health disparities Riley's Cutz men's healthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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