Pharmacy Times: The AHA Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative highlights the need for more integrated approaches to care. How do innovative partnerships like this help address gaps in management for patients at high…
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SGLT-2 Inhibition Lowers Risk of AKI Following Cardiac Surgery
Up to 50% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery may experience acute kidney injury (AKI). However, measures to prevent AKI are “largely lacking,” according to Maartina Oosterom-Eijmael, MD, and colleagues at Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, the…
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Podocyte-Targeted Therapy Shows Efficacy for Patients With FSGS
About half of patients who present with proteinuria from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) progress to kidney failure within 5 to 10 years. Research links this decline to overactivity of the transient receptor potential cation channel,…
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Will a new mutated flu strain cause a rough winter?
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent
Getty ImagesFlu strikes every winter, but something seems to be different this year.
A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer; it appears to evade some of our immunity; has kick-started a…
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HIV prevention injection to be rolled out in Northern Ireland
Getty ImagesAn injection to prevent HIV being offered in Great Britain will also be rolled out in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.
The long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) jab, which is administered every two months, is an alternative to HIV…
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Top nutritionist shares 5 gut-health tips for night shift employees
Our digestive system slows down during nighttime, meaning heavy, oily, and fried meals can sit in the stomach for longer, causing acidity and discomfort. Ryan Fernando recommends eating lighter during your shift, especially if eating late at…
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‘HIV-infected blood’ transfused to child, adult patients
ISLAMABAD: A child and an adult were…
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Stopping DOACs After Successful AF Ablation Feasible in Low-risk Patients: OCEAN
All experts warned that the trial results don’t apply to higher-risk groups.
NEW ORLEANS, LA—There is no difference in the risk of stroke and other adverse outcomes among patients treated with aspirin and those treated with oral…
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One Month of Dual Antithrombotic Therapy May Be Enough After PCI in AF Patients
A caveat to the OPTIMA-AF trial: event rates were much lower than expected, complicating interpretation.
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing PCI, 1 month of dual therapy with a direct oral…
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