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April 05, 2022
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NKF awards Susan T. Crowley, MD, MBA, FASN, FNKF, with David M. Hume Award

The National Kidney Foundation awarded Susan T. Crowley, MD, MBA, FASN, FNKF, with the David M. Hume Award, which is the highest honor given by the foundation to a scientist-clinician, according to a press release.

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April 04, 2022
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EHR alerts boosted prescription of guideline-recommended heart failure therapies

EHR alerts boosted prescription of guideline-recommended heart failure therapies

WASHINGTON — A personalized alert triggered via the electronic health record during office visits resulted in more frequent prescription of guideline-directed medical therapies for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction.

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March 29, 2022
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Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma safe, effective, durable at 5 years

Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma safe, effective, durable at 5 years

Patients with severe asthma experienced decreased exacerbations, hospitalizations, ED visits and corticosteroid exposure 5 years after treatment with bronchial thermoplasty, researchers reported.

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March 11, 2022
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Fear, medical mistrust may cause disparities in diabetes device uptake for Black youths

Fear, medical mistrust may cause disparities in diabetes device uptake for Black youths

Black adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents believe fear, lack of exposure and mistrust of the medical community are some of the reasons racial disparities exist with diabetes device use, according to study findings.

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March 03, 2022
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Sociodemographic, structural processes mostly explain racial disparity in prostate MRI use

Sociodemographic, structural processes mostly explain racial disparity in prostate MRI use

Sociodemographic factors and products of structural racism, such as poverty and residential segregation, explained most of the racial disparity observed in use of prostate MRI among older Black men and white men with prostate cancer.

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February 25, 2022
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High levels of depressive symptoms tied to incident HF in Black women, not men

High levels of depressive symptoms tied to incident HF in Black women, not men

High depressive symptoms were associated with risk for incident HF among Black women, but not Black men, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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February 14, 2022
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Multiple interventions needed to shrink pandemic burden in underrepresented populations

Multiple interventions needed to shrink pandemic burden in underrepresented populations

Multiple interventions are needed to combat the disproportionate burden from pandemics, like COVID-19, on underrepresented populations, according to a prospective longitudinal study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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February 07, 2022
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Risk stratification, molecular testing among recent advances in thyroid cancer treatment

Risk stratification, molecular testing among recent advances in thyroid cancer treatment

During the past 2 decades, Endocrine Today has reported on the latest developments in treating thyroid cancer. For its 20th year, the publication is taking a look back.

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January 20, 2022
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Use of mental health services stagnant despite rise in suicide attempts among US adults

Use of mental health services stagnant despite rise in suicide attempts among US adults

Despite an increase in the rate of suicide attempts, use of mental health services by those who attempted suicide within a year of doing so has not increased, per a nationwide cross-sectional study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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January 18, 2022
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Lockdown restrictions tied to decreased physical activity in those with pacemakers, ICDs

Lockdown restrictions tied to decreased physical activity in those with pacemakers, ICDs

Pandemic lockdown restrictions in New York City and Minneapolis/St. Paul were associated with a decrease in physical activity among patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, researchers reported.

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