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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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