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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in nephrology.

A photo of a female nurse preparing her senior male patient for dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

A person holding money, paying a doctor.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

Atkins weight loss products on sale at a Kroger supermarket.

<乌鸦传媒>What Do Weight-Loss Drugs Mean for Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercise?

Gym and diet food companies look to muscle in

Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

A photo of a catheter ablation procedure.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Ejection Fraction Make or Break Afib Ablation in Heart Failure Patients?

Survival benefit does not extend to HFpEF group, meta-analysis suggests

A photo of surgeons performing a laparoscopic appendectomy

<乌鸦传媒>Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed?

Incidence of respiratory complications similar to other antidiabetic agents, claims data suggest

FDA RECALL HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 over a photo of the HeartMate 3 device on an anatomical heart model.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Recall comes years after issues were first raised

<乌鸦传媒>Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

A photo of an alarm clock plate between a fork and knife.

<乌鸦传媒>Time-Restricted Eating Tied to Modest Weight Loss

Benefits appeared to come mainly from reduced caloric intake

A photo of the San Francisco skyline.

<乌鸦传媒>California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminant

The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal

A photo of two bottles of risperidone tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

A computer rendering of a transparent body with the kidneys highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>TNF Inhibitors for IBD Linked to Kidney Function Declines

Observational VA data support recommendations for monitoring with initiation

A photo of a woman receiving dialysis in a clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>Multidisciplinary Team Intervention Flops for Improving CKD Outcomes

Intervention "did not overcome barriers" to PCP, patient behavior changes, editorialists say

A computer rendering of lipoproteins in the blood stream.

<乌鸦传媒>High Lipoprotein(a) Levels' Hit on Heart Health Doesn't Discriminate

Atherogenic particle appeared to be a risk factor regardless of age, sex, race, diabetes status

A computer rendering of the cutaway of a respiratory syncytial virus

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients

New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said

A photo of European Medicines Agency headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

<乌鸦传媒>No Link Between GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide, Says European Regulator

EMA announcement comes a few months after FDA's preliminary evaluation

A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.

<乌鸦传媒>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

A photo of a man holding an GLP-1 injection pen next to his stomach.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Assuages Thyroid Cancer Fears With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Study findings support conclusions of the European Medicines Agency's recent investigation

A photo of a surgeon performing an intravitreal injection.

<乌鸦传媒>No Difference in Kidney Failure Risk Between Three Anti-VEGF Agents for Eye Disease

"We can let other factors guide our treatment," researcher says

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Biannual Antihypertensive Shows Potential for Combination Therapy

Drug might be most effective with a diuretic, according to suggestive data from a phase II trial

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea Noninferior to CPAP for Reducing Arterial BP

For patients with hypertension, oral device may be an option for those who cannot tolerate CPAP

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Chelation Flops for Cardio Health After Heart Attack

TACT2 trial fails to confirm benefits in subgroup that gained the most in initial trial

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Expanding Evolut Valves Edge Out Sapien in Majority-Female TAVR Trial

Two common devices go head to head in people with small aortic annuli

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Proof of Benefit in Acute MI Again Evades an SGLT2 Inhibitor

Yet empagliflozin gets a boost from a lower risk of total HF events in EMPACT-MI

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Interatrial Shunt's Prospects in Heart Failure Shrink After RELIEVE-HF

Ventura device showed promise in narrower pool of HF patients with reduced EF

A photo of a female physician teaching her female teen patient how to use an insulin pump.

<乌鸦传媒>Specialty Care Access Not Equal Among Teens With Diabetes

Claims for specialists significantly lower for youth with type 2 versus type 1 diabetes

A photo of a mature man receiving dialysis in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations

Secondary outcomes also showed no significant differences

A photo of a bottle of Farxiga tablets

<乌鸦传媒>SGLT2i Better Than Diuretic for Early Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure?

Trial missed primary endpoint but suggestive results support more diuresis with less diuretic use

Photo of a questionnaire asking about prediabetes.

<乌鸦传媒>When Medicalization Goes Too Far

The boundaries between health and disease often get a little blurry

Photo of a man with a continuous glucose monitor on his arm.

<乌鸦传媒>Here's What OTC Continuous Glucose Monitors Can Do for Our Patients

FDA's approval may be a step toward greater access

An image of an Abrams needle biopsy.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Thoracoscopy Not the Only Good Way to Biopsy Complex Pleural Effusion

Image-assisted needle biopsy matched diagnostic accuracy in some patients

FDA APPROVED vadadustat (Vafseo) over a photo of a woman receiving dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Once-Rejected Drug Now FDA Approved for CKD-Related Anemia

Indication for HIF-PH inhibitor vadadustat limited to patients already on dialysis

FDA APPROVED sotatercept (Winrevair) over computed tomography angiography of the pulmonary arteries

<乌鸦传媒>Sotatercept's FDA Approval a New Chapter for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Biologic should arrive on pharmacy shelves before May

A photo of a woman drawing insulin from a vial with a syringe.

<乌鸦传媒>Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Use

Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say

FDA APPROVED macitentan/tadalafil (Opsynvi) over a computer rendering of the pulmonary arteries

<乌鸦传媒>Fixed-Dose Macitentan/Tadalafil Combo Gets FDA Approval for PAH

Opsynvi puts two drugs commonly prescribed for pulmonary arterial hypertension into one tablet

A photo of eyeglasses and two capsules laying on an itemized hospital bill.

<乌鸦传媒>In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes

Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life

A photo of a female nurse attaching a blood pressure cuff to her mature female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated

Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records

A photo of surgeons performing the pig kidney transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient

Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

A photo of a stylist applying hair-straightening cream to her female client.

<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?

Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products

FDA APPROVED aprocitentan (Tryvio) over a photo of a man wearing a sphygmomanometer displaying a high blood pressure reading

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Oral Antihypertensive Gets FDA's Blessing

Aprocitentan becomes the first endothelin receptor antagonist for BP lowering

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