News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 13, 2014
Key clinical point: Screening for OSA risk might help identify patients at higher risk for CKD progression.
Major finding: Median loss of eGFR wa...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 11, 2014
Key clinical point: Dual bronchotherapy might allow some COPD patients to stop using inhaled corticosteroids.
Major finding: There was no differen...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 11, 2014
Key clinical point: A1-PI augmentation is effective across a wide range of subgroups with A1-PI deficiency.
Major finding: The decreased rate of c...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 11, 2014
Key clinical point: Reducing ventilated patients’ sedation time through a nurse- and respiratory therapist–led opt-out protocol reduce...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 11, 2014
Key clinical point: Epidemiologic factors linked to increased risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia should increase clinical suspicion of VAP.
M...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 8, 2014
Key clinical point: Screening ultrasonography after a negative mammogram would significantly increase costs without providing much benefit for wom...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 5, 2014
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 4, 2014
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 3, 2014
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Serum concentrations of infliximab are associated with response, and could allow for dose optimization.
Major finding: Median ...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Aramchol is a candidate treatment for fatty liver–related diseases; resveratrol requires dose-finding and other studies....
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Endoscopic therapy should replace esophagectomy for Barrett’s-associated neoplasia.
Major finding: Barrett’s esoph...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: December 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Women with celiac disease are not at increased risk of fertility problems.
Major finding: Women with celiac disease had a simi...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: November 26, 2014
Key clinical point: Liraglutide is safe and effective as add-on therapy for lowering blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD.
Major...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: November 21, 2014
Key clinical point: ZS-9 may facilitate safe administration of RAAS inhibition in patients with diabetes and significant renal impairment.
Major f...