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University of the Witwatersrand: Uncovering Links Between Depression and Hypertension in African Populations
August 29, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 29 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news:

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Uncovering links between depression and hypertension in African populations

Dr Vivien Chebii receives Wellcome Early Career Award to study whether mental illness and cardiometabolic disorders share genetic pathways.

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In Africa, 150 million people live with hypertension, 54 million with diabetes, and over 40 million battle de . . .

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