FDA Bans red No. 3: What You Need to Know About the Controversial Food Dye The FDA has announced a groundbreaking decision to ban “red No.3,” a petroleum-derived color additive widely used to give food and beverages their vibrant red hue.The ban, set to take full effect by January 2027, mandates that all food … Read more
Donghee Kim, MD, PhD Credit: Stanford Medicine New research is providing insight into the prevalence of lean steatotic liver disease (SLD) in the US, addressing potential changes in previous estimates following a 2023 change in liver disease nomenclature.1 Leveraging National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2017-2023, investigators determined the age-adjusted prevalence of … Read more
Cara L. McDermott, PharmD, PhD Credit: Cancer and Aging Research Group New research has found a large proportion of injurious falls, which were made more likely with high fall-risk increasing drug (FRID) burden, in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) near end of life.1 “Fall-risk increasing drugs are commonly prescribed to people with COPD … Read more
There’s no approved norovirus vaccine yet, but several companies are working on it. getty Every year, somewhere between 19 and 21 million Americans come down with gastroenteritis (aka “stomach flu”), most often caused by a group of pathogens called noroviruses. These infections lead to hundreds of thousands of ER visits and hospitalizations, as well as … Read more
Chia-Chih Kuo, APN Credit: ResearchGate Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with better long-term liver outcomes than sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to findings from a recent study.1 Leveraging data for more than 150,000 patients from the … Read more
New research has yielded an updated definition of hyperfiltration to address age-related renal function decline in kidney donor candidates with obesity and glucose tolerance disorder.1 The revised formula uses both age and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) without body surface area correction to determine the threshold value for hyperfiltration, overcoming inherent limitations of the conventional method … Read more
Vikram Raghu, MD, MS Credit: Pitt Pediatrics New research is shedding light on the impact of inconsistent early immunosuppression practices on short-term outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation, with results suggesting centers with greater variability in induction type face higher rejection rates within the first year.1 Leveraging data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) … Read more
Tuba Demirci Yildirim, MD, MSc Credit: ResearchGate Patients with rheumatic diseases who received biologic disease- modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) after a kidney transplant had a high risk of serious infections, according to new research published in Clinical Rheumatology.1 “There is a significant knowledge gap regarding the adverse events associated with bDMARDs in rheumatic patients’ post-transplant, … Read more
Viyaasan Mahalingasivam, MPhil Credit: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine New research is shining light on a significant association between severe COVID-19 infection and accelerated kidney function decline in hospitalized patients.1 Leveraging data from the Stockholm Creatinine Measurements (SCREAM) Project, the study found COVID-19 was associated with accelerated estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline … Read more
FDA Overhauls “Healthy” Food Label Definition Table of Contents FDA Overhauls “Healthy” Food Label Definition FDA Redefines “Healthy,” Sparking Debate among Consumers and Food Industry FDA Redefines “Healthy,” Sparking Debate among Consumers and Food Industry A More Inclusive Definition of ”Healthy” Addressing concerns and Promoting Education The Food and Drug Management (FDA) has substantially revamped … Read more