Chronic Kidney Disease

Cancer survivors who identify as LGBTQ+ had increased risk for numerous chronic health issues compared with non-LGBTQ+ survivors, results from a survey study showed.

PHILADELPHIA — Innovation and collaboration in nephrology may help combat organ scarcity and improve care, former HHS Secretary, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, said at the American Transplant Congress.

BOSTON — Lowering cardiovascular risk for people with type 2 diabetes requires effort from far beyond the clinician’s office, leveraging creative community partnerships that address social determinants of health, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, discusses two hot topics in cardiometabolic medicine: icosapent ethyl and sotagliflozin.

PHILADELPHIA — A task force has issued an updated multispeciality guide to help clinicians manage diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASCP, MACE, presents updated multispecialty practice recommendations for diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

Members of the U.S. Senate have reintroduced a bill that would provide Medicare funding for preventive screenings for kidney disease, add payments for innovative devices and allow patients younger than 65 years to buy Medigap coverage.

Adults with class II to III obesity may have an increased risk for poor cardiac outcomes but not kidney risk after adjusting for potential confounders, according to multicenter data.

Low levels of lead contamination were often found in drinking water among United States households and may be particularly harmful for susceptible individuals, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Patients with chronic kidney disease who received medication to treat their depression did not see a reduction in adverse health risks for hospitalizations and mortality, a recently published study shows.