Mayo Clinic Minute: High blood pressure hurts the kidneys
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a common problem that affects the body's arteries. If you have high blood pressure, the heart has to work harder to pump blood. In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130/80 or higher. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, says high blood pressure can lead to heart disease, stroke and other serious health problems, including chronic kidney disease. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 21, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?
(MedPage Today) -- A young woman with no previous health issues experienced three consecutive episodes of acute kidney injury (AKI) following "Brazilian" hair-straightening procedures.
Though the 26-year-old Tunisian woman's kidney function quickly... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Why Refer Patients With CKM to a Dietitian? Why Refer Patients With CKM to a Dietitian?
A dietitian offers advice on how best to manage cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome to improve patient outcomes.Medscape Nephrology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Commentary Source Type: news
Aspirin Cuts Liver Fat in Preliminary MASLD Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Daily low-dose aspirin reduced hepatic fat in patients with noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a randomized phase II trial showed.
Among the 80 patients in the single-center study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Renowned Los Angeles Urologist Dr. Justin Houman Appointed Assistant Professor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Justin Houman, M.D., brings expertise in clinical care, research, and medical education to Cedars-Sinai's Department of Urology. LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Justin Houman, a distinguished Los... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
Bristol Myers Liver Cancer Treatment Meets Main Goal Of Late-stage Study Bristol Myers Liver Cancer Treatment Meets Main Goal Of Late-stage Study
Bristol Myers Squibb said on Wednesday a combination of its drugs, Opdivo and Yervoy, met the main goal of a late-stage study evaluating it as an initial treatment for a...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Bristol Myers' Opdivo-Yervoy Combo Meets Main Goal in Liver Cancer Trial Bristol Myers' Opdivo-Yervoy Combo Meets Main Goal in Liver Cancer Trial
Bristol Myers Squibb said on Wednesday a combination of Opdivo and Yervoy met the main goal of a late-stage study evaluating it as an initial treatment for a type of liver...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progress
A predictive model combining multiple ultrasonic parameters could discriminate between different liver diseases in a study published March 19 in Radiology.
A team of researchers led by Fangyi Liu, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, found that their multiparametric ultrasound model can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), regardless of hepatitis B virus infection status.
“These findings are important for noninvasive assessment of the MAFLD disease process,” the Liu team wrote.
Previous studies ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD
A collaborative program between bariatric and transplant teams enabled patients with morbid obesity and end-stage renal disease to become eligible for a kidney transplant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
What Do Sex Therapists Do? (Hint: It's Not What You Think) What Do Sex Therapists Do? (Hint: It's Not What You Think)
When it comes to sexual health, if you don ' t ask, patients won ' t tell. Plus: how to find a sex therapist.Medscape Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
XORTX Highlights Achievements of 2023 and Preparation for Registration Clinical Trial
CALGARY, Alberta, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the "Company") XRTXXRTXANUA)), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat progressive kidney disease, is pleased to provide a summary of Company's…#calgary #alberta #xortxtherapeuticsinc #xortx #allendavidoff #autosomaldominant #fda #usfda #xorlo #boardofdirectors (Source: Reuters: Health)
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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024
Michael J. Cannavo.Lying in bed the night after my visit to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2024 meeting in Orlando with my legs moving like Elvis in concert and my kidneys on overdrive from all the water I drank trying to stay hydrated, I heard the music from the movie Chariots of Fire running through my head.
I looked it up this morning and understood why. “This is the story of two men who run ... not to run ... but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals.” That pretty much summarizes how I felt after a full day walking the exhibit hall ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Michael J. Cannavo Tags: Enterprise Imaging Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis and Death Are on the Rise: Here's How We Can Help
(MedPage Today) -- Few Americans, including some healthcare professionals, realize that chronic liver disease is now the 9th leading cause of death in the U.S. Even worse, it is the 5th leading cause of death among adults ages 25 to 64 years old... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘We actually don’t know much’: the scientists trying to close the knowledge gap in trans healthcare
Researchers are running trials on how hormone therapies affect trans people that will also benefit healthcare for the wider populationWhen Cameron Whitley was diagnosed with kidney failure seven years ago, the news came as a shock. But the situation was about to get worse. His doctor decided the diagnosis meant Whitley ’s hormone therapy had to stop.As a transgender man, now 42, who had taken testosterone for 10 years, the impact was brutal.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Transgender Medical research Health Science Society Source Type: news
GLP-1 RA Reduces Severity of Steatotic Liver Disease in People With HIV
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- For people with HIV (PWH) with metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), semaglutide is associated with absolute and relative declines in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, according to a study presented... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
