Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy? Meta-analysis suggests 24-hour clear liquid diet works to avoid aspiration, even with GLP-1s Nov 05, 2024
FDA Panel Rejects SGLT1/2 Inhibitor for Type 1 Diabetes Data too uncertain to support sotagliflozin in subset with chronic kidney disease, advisors say Nov 01, 2024
Tricuspid Valve Replacement Finds Surer Footing With TRISCEND II's 1-Year Report Evoque device helped outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation, with some safety caveats Oct 31, 2024
Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 31, 2024
FDA Staff Not Quite Sold on Sotagliflozin for T1D Patients With CKD SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor has another shot in T1D, but now in more narrow patient population Oct 30, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions Oct 30, 2024
Wegovy Cut Albuminuria by Half in Non-Diabetic CKD However, 24 weeks of the GLP-1 had no impact on eGFR Oct 29, 2024
Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis Oct 29, 2024
SGLT2 Inhibitor Carry-Over Benefits Last How Long? Trial follow-up defines the need for long-term treatment in protecting the kidneys and heart Oct 29, 2024
Kidney Disease Genetic Risk Common in West Africans Observational study points to genetic risk allele dose-response Oct 29, 2024
No Kidney Benefit With Finerenone in Heart Failure Patients Anti-mineralocorticoid agent reduced albuminuria, but not eGFR-based kidney outcome Oct 28, 2024
Complement Inhibitor Shows Promise for Rare Kidney Disorder Ravulizumab reduced proteinuria, stabilized eGFR in IgA nephropathy Oct 28, 2024
Interim ALIGN Data: Atrasentan Cuts Proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy Surrogate endpoint of urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio "widely considered to be predictive" Oct 27, 2024
Alternative Pathway Inhibition Makes Good in IgA Nephropathy Treatment with iptacopan reduces proteinuria in interim APPLAUSE-IgAN analysis Oct 26, 2024
Pediatric Febrile UTI May Hurt Kidney Function Study also raises question of antibiotic prophylaxis in kids with common congenital anomaly Oct 26, 2024
Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder Oct 26, 2024 podcast
Kidney Transplant Trouble Spelled Out for Newer Rejection Episode Categories Study details an intermediate prognosis with newer microvascular inflammation phenotypes Oct 25, 2024
Ozempic Linked With Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Diagnosis Large observational study suggests further research is warranted Oct 24, 2024
Scripts for GLP-1, SGLT2 Drugs on the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Findings leave researcher "concerned" Oct 23, 2024
No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events Oct 22, 2024
Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values Can the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio help with early identification? Oct 20, 2024
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia Also in TTHealthWatch: HIV-positive kidney donors Oct 19, 2024 podcast
Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases Oct 18, 2024
People With HIV Can Safely Receive Kidneys From Donors With HIV U.S. study findings should help squash "remaining doubts" about safety, researcher says Oct 16, 2024
Do Lipid Values in Adolescence Improve CVD Risk Prediction? Including lipids did not prove superior to non-laboratory-based criteria alone, study finds Oct 14, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap Oct 12, 2024
Safety Data Favor Diuretic Strategy Triggered by Cardiac Monitoring Alerts in HF Effectiveness of this personalized approach now under investigation Oct 11, 2024
Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease Oct 11, 2024
Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI Lower With Extracorporeal Blood Purification Device yields 10% absolute reduction in acute kidney injury within a week of surgery Oct 09, 2024
FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease Oct 09, 2024
Certain Arm Positions Can Lead to Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings Important to educate patients conducting home measurements, says researcher Oct 08, 2024 video
What Skin Says About Health Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death Oct 03, 2024
Metabolic Accelerator Shows Promise for Weight Loss Side of Obesity-HFpEF Equation Benefit in symptoms, functional outcomes remains to be seen for HU6 Oct 02, 2024
Food Retention Risk Low for GLP-1 Users When Endoscopy Is Combined With Colonoscopy Bowel preparation protocols appeared protective in small study Oct 01, 2024
Mavacamten Shows Promise in Heart Failure With Normal to Supranormal EF Cardiac myosin inhibitor linked to improvements in biomarkers in small study Sep 30, 2024
Does Finerenone's Efficacy Diminish if Initiated Late in Heart Failure? Benefit of the nonsteroidal MRA otherwise consistent across FINEARTS-HF Sep 29, 2024
Happy People, Happy Hearts? Ultra-Processed Foods and Diabetes Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: AACR report on cancer Sep 28, 2024 podcast
Former NFL QB's Dementia; Stem Cells Reverse Woman's Diabetes; More Free COVID Tests Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 27, 2024
