Author: Janine Anthes

The National Kidney Foundation and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have updated the clinical practice guideline for nutrition in chronic kidney disease (CKD); the 2020 update was published in the American Journal of...

The COVID-19 crisis has created considerable confusion among doctors who are caring for patients virtually as to where they stand on liability for the quality of that care. The CARES Act limits liability for volunteers providing...

The National Kidney Foundation has revamped recommendations for vascular access in patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease. The recommendations focus on evidence-based dialysis access strategies and care that are...

The media is reporting the division of “sides” people are taking when it comes to the pandemic. Political agendas are pervasive and infiltrate people’s thoughts around COVID-19. As a physician, I think it’s important that...

Several indices of central adiposity, including waist circumference and body adiposity index, are associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a review published in The BMJ. Researchers conducted a...

The COVID-19 crisis has created considerable confusion among doctors who are caring for patients virtually as to where they stand on liability for the quality of that care. The CARES Act limits liability for volunteers providing...

Several indices of central adiposity, including waist circumference and body adiposity index, are associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a review published in The BMJ. Researchers conducted a...

The COVID-19 crisis has created considerable confusion among doctors who are caring for patients virtually as to where they stand on liability for the quality of that care. The CARES Act limits liability for volunteers providing...

COVID-19: Mechanism and Observation Session Title: COVID-19: Mechanism and Observations Abstract Title: Autologous CD34+ Cells (CLBS119) for Repair of Covid-19 Induced Microvascular Lung Damage: Rationale and Study Design...

This year’s American Heart Association (AHA) conference will be held virtually from November 13-17.  Keynote speakers include Anthony S. Fauci, MD, on Covid-19: Public Health and Scientific Challenges, David R. Williams, MD,...

Data from the 24-hour open-label portion of the HELP (Hemodynamic Evaluation of Levosimendan in PH-HFpEF) Study will be presented during the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2020. The phase 2 HELP Study...

Updates from the ongoing PULSAR and SPECTRA Phase 2 clinical trials of sotatercept in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) will be presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2020 Scientific Sessions, held...

New analyses that provide further evidence of the benefits of intensive lipid-lowering to reduce CV events with evolocumab; new data from the GOULD registry, a real-world study with more than 5,000 adults to better understand...