The age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased from 1990 to 2021, according to findings from a recent study.1 The research leveraged data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 to highlight an uneven global distribution of CKD and its … Read more
Wet Hair and Colds: Separating Fact from Fiction This Cold and Flu Season Published January 25,2025 for generations,the warning “Don’t go outside wiht wet hair,or you’ll catch a cold!” has echoed through homes.As cold and flu season intensifies, this conventional wisdom resurfaces. But is there any truth to it? Dr. Christopher Choi, a board-certified internist … Read more
The dangers of drinking: Experts explain the 4 ways alcohol can cause cancer Fortune Letters to the Editor, February 19th: On alcohol and warning labels, and defending Europe The Irish Times ‘Better ways of doing it’ – Ireland’s plans to put health labels on alcohol grow closer Newstalk Links between alcohol and cancer have given me pause when … Read more
Iron Deficiency Prevalence Varies significantly in Acute vs. Chronic Heart Failure Table of Contents Iron Deficiency Prevalence Varies significantly in Acute vs. Chronic Heart Failure Unlocking the Iron Deficiency Mystery in Heart Failure: A Deep Dive into Prevailing Disparities Key Takeaways A new study from the Medical University of Innsbruck reveals a striking disparity in … Read more
Guenter Weiss, MD Credit: Medical University of Innsbruck A new retrospective analysis identified a higher prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) in patients with acute heart failure (AHF), rather than chronic heart failure (CHF), in a continuous cohort managed at the same institution over the same period.1 This analysis of nearly 1000 patients with HF found … Read more
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA Credit: Mount Sinai Sotagliflozin, a dual sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 1/2 inhibitor, lowered the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including myocardial infarction and stroke, in a recent analysis of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).1 This prespecified analysis of the SCORED randomized trial, … Read more
Jonathan Bernstein, MD, Credit: University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Participants with moderate-to-severe chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and angioedema treated with 1200mg of rilzabrutinib a day had greater improvements in their angioedema than those treated with placebo.1 These findings, from the phase 2 RILECSU trial (NCT05107115), will be presented at the 2025 American Academy of … Read more
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Remnant cholesterol (RC) is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to findings from a recent systematic review and meta-analysis.1 In addition to being linked to CKD risk, RC was also associated with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes-related kidney disease.1 “While type 2 diabetes … Read more