Deficiency

Pediatric patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and a vitamin D deficiency faced more severe sleep apnea vs. those without this deficiency, according to results published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

Iron deficiency may be linked to non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients without anemia, according to results of a nationwide cohort study.

SAN DIEGO — A higher ferritin threshold than that used by WHO and CDC is cost-effective for identifying and treating women with iron deficiency, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It is defined as transitory (short-lived) or chronic elevation of the blood pressure in the arteries. This elevation may lead to cardiovascular damage. When left untreated, the damage to the circulatory system can cause heart attack, stroke, heart failure, heart disease and kidney failure.

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with a marginally increased risk for atrial fibrillation, and increases in serum vitamin D were linked to a decreased risk, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

The FDA granted orphan drug designation for KB408 for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, according to a press release from Krystal Biotech.

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the Unites States commercial launch of Ztalmy oral suspension for the treatment of seizures associated with CDKL5 deficiency disorder in patients aged 2 years and older.

The Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has authorized Xenpozyme for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with non-central nervous system manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.

The effect of testosterone supplements on bone mineral density and the risk for fracture or falling among men with testosterone deficiency remains inconclusive, according to findings published in BMC Endocrine Disorders.