Jared Kaltwasser

Older patients with chronic kidney disease face higher risks of intensive care unit admission and in-hospital mortality if they contract COVID-19, a new report shows.

Individuals with insomnia had 1.41 times the risk of developing hypertension, compared with people without the sleep disorder.

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) benefit from extensive patient education. A new report suggests group-based sessions are preferred to individual educational sessions or fun activities.

Existing research has focused on skin symptoms, but a new study looks for alterations in the blood associated with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

The new study identified altered microRNA (miRNA) in gray matter lesions, which could provide a new important marker of multiple sclerosis (MS) progression.

About 5.4% of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who begin renal replacement therapy as children go on to have vascular events, and 4.1% of those patients die as a result of vascular events, though the real incidence rates are likely higher, according to new research.

Patient social cognition remained stable over 3 years, but its correlation with structural damage in the brain changed over time.

Some consider patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease poor candidates for metformin monotherapy due to the risk of lactic acidosis. However, new research finds patients who can tolerate the drug can gain similar benefits with or without kidney disease.

A new report shows work-related quality of life in general—and also in terms of physical and mental/emotional health—improved when patients began treatment for atopic dermatitis.

The new report, based on more than 80,000 health records, suggests positive airflow pressure therapy can reduce a patient’s risk of infection.

Confirmed disability progression is often used as a study endpoint to predict progression, but a new report says its predictive value may be overblown.

The new analysis suggests that dementia screenings might also include kidney function estimation.

People who suffer from shift work sleep disorder face the highest risk of a car crash, although sleep apnea and insomnia also heighten a person’s risk.

Children with severe atopic dermatitis, in particular, were less likely than a control group to complete education at all levels, from basic compulsory education to postgraduate education.

A series of 5 cases highlights different opportunities to incorporate selexipag into the care of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, potentially eliminating risks associated with parenteral prostacyclin.

When patients had the option of using prescription digital therapeutics, their insurers and employers saved significant money in both direct and indirect medical costs, the 2 studies found.

Right ventricular end-systolic elastance to end-systolic arterial elastance coupling in excess of 0.68 was linked with preserved right ventricular function and better survival outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and secondary pulmonary hypertension.

A report using data from the DAPA-CKD study found that dapagliflozin would lead to more than $99 million in savings in a population matched to the trial’s inclusion criteria.

A small study, based on 4 family members with Fabry disease, affirms the importance of early enzyme replacement therapy.

About 90% of patients are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in an outpatient setting, while the 10% diagnosed in an emergency department or as inpatients incur significantly higher health care costs.

In a first-of-its kind study, young children undergoing heart surgery had similar results regardless of whether they received levosimendan intravenously or via inhalation.

About 1 in 3 patients experienced adverse drug reactions in the 2 new safety studies, aligning with earlier reports.

All-cause graft failure in kidney transplant recipients with Fabry disease was about 30%, and improved when enzyme replacement therapy became available.

Despite concerns that patients with Fabry disease might be at heightened risk of severe symptoms from SARS-CoV-2, early data find that most patients experience mild or moderate symptoms.

Patients who experienced a fall within 12 months of multiple myeloma (MM) treatment initiation had a shorter median survival compared to those without falls.

Emerging research into natural killer cells has shown promise, but the findings are complicated by the heterogeneity of multiple myeloma (MM).

In an unexpected finding, patients with psoriasis showed similar hand impairment to patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

A small pilot study could point the way to a new option for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) who experience cytokine release syndrome (CRS) that cannot be cured with the standard therapy.

New research shows metabolic biomarkers could be meaningful tools for predicting treatment outcomes in patients, based on a comparison of biomarkers, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic efficacy.

Most patients with bone metastases or multiple myeloma (MM) who are hospitalized with skeletal-related events require lengthy and costly follow-up care after they are discharged.