Risk for mortality while receiving treatment was similar between medications
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Comorbid Diabetes Increases Risk for Lower Extremity Amputation With Kidney Disease
In patients with end-stage kidney disease, amputation risk is higher with diabetes versus without
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Findings seen for 1.50 versus 1.25 mmol/L in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Read More »Standing More During the Day Does Not Cut Cardiovascular Risk
In fact, standing more than two hours a day may be tied to higher risk for circulatory issues
Read More »Annual Wasteful Spending on Lecanemab Estimated at $133 to $336 Million
Adding 75-mg vial size would achieve greatest reduction in waste, representing annual savings of $99 million
Read More »Two Time-Related Eating Habits Affect Body Mass Index
Later first meal tied to higher body mass index, while longer overnight fast tied to lower body mass index
Read More »1.5 Million U.S. Adults Have Vision-Affecting Glaucoma
Black adults are disproportionately affected
Read More »Half of Patients Admitted to an ED for Sepsis Died Within Two Years
Age, cancer, ischemic heart disease, dementia, and previous sepsis admission tied to mortality
Read More »Racial, Gender, Socioeconomic Disparities Seen in Teen Alcohol, Drug Screening
Findings seen for adolescent trauma patients who were American Indian, Black, Hispanic, female, Medicaid-insured, or uninsured
Read More »Retinal Neuroaxonal Loss Detectable With Epilepsy
People with a high number of antiseizure medications seem to be at risk for accelerated neuroaxonal loss
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