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Patients who  with nurse practitioners in a remote patient-monitoring program to control their hypertension reduced their cholesterol and A1c levels, a  found. Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the retrospective, single-arm study enrolled 568 patients at five safety-net practices in a virtual clinic consisting of an NP, nurse and community health worker from February 2022 to July 2024. Patients received home blood pressure monitors and smartphone-based virtual coaching and were told to meet online with the NP monthly. Hemoglobin A1c fell among patients with more than one NP visit, while fasting glucose and body mass index declined in the subset of patients with the most NP and remote-patient monitoring visits. (Medscape , 8/8/25)