Nephrology Perspective and Journal Articles

• Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Against Hospitalization While these findings show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are highly effective for preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization in older adults, they showed somewhat less protection in those over 65.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 06, 2021
• Treatment Thresholds and ASCVD Risk A new study reveals benefit to high-intensive statin therapy among very-high-risk patients, even if their baseline LDL-C levels are low.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 06, 2021
• Diagnostic Workup, Etiology of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Could new research challenge current thinking about the etiology of hypercalcemia of malignancy?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, December 02, 2021
• Does Vitamin D Have a Role in Cancer, CVD, and COVID?   Drs Pam Taub, JoAnn Manson, and Michael Holick discuss vitamin D and the importance of maintaining sufficient levels for overall health.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2021
• Insomnia, a New Modifiable Risk Factor for Heart Failure? A new study investigates the association between chronic insomnia and incident heart failure. Might treatment of insomnia symptoms reduce cardiovascular risk and HF incidence?
  European Heart Journal, December 01, 2021
• Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Adults This report details the incidence and demographic characteristics associated with long COVID in adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 29, 2021
• Transplanting Kidneys From SARS-CoV-2 RNA Positive Donors Kidneys from SARS-CoV-2-infected donors could potentially be considered for transplantation without transmitting the virus.
  American Journal of Transplantation, November 29, 2021
• Digital Therapeutics and Lifestyle in Hypertension Management Might mobile technologies designed to implement healthy lifestyle changes for improving blood pressure management be the wave of the future?
  European Heart Journal, November 26, 2021
• Exercise and Reproductive Outcomes in Women With PCOS A new study evaluates the reproductive effects of two exercise interventions among women with PCOS. Are they beneficial?
  Clinical Endocrinology, November 25, 2021
• 25 Great Winter Vacations for Doctors: 2021 We've selected terrific locations where you can have fun, restore your spirits, and make the most of your winter vacation.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 24, 2021
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors For many people, gift-giving can be a time-consuming ordeal. Here are 20 gifts sure to please your favorite physician.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 24, 2021
• 5 Things: What the Pandemic Has Made Me Most Thankful For As the year draws to a close, family medicine physician Sophia Tolliver reflects on what she's most grateful for.
  Medscape, November 22, 2021
• Artificial Hearts: One Size Does Not Fit All The story of the first woman to receive an Aeson, an investigational, implantable artificial heart, prompted this cardiologist to reflect on the low use of bridging devices and heart transplants in women.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 22, 2021
• Ultra-processed Food Associated With Metabolic Syndrome, NAFLD Does consumption of foods classified as "ultra-processed" contribute to NAFLD and related liver-damage markers?
  Liver International, November 22, 2021
• Medscape Malpractice Report 2021 Read about physicians' malpractice experiences and the latest lawsuit trends discovered in our 2021 survey.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 19, 2021
• AHA 2021 PCI vs CABG for Left Main CAD: A Never-Ending Debate? Controversies surrounding the EXCEL trial left questions about the data on stents vs bypass surgery in left main CAD. John Mandrola, MD, reviews a new independent meta-analysis presented at the 2021 AHA.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 19, 2021
• Single Use vs Reusable Ureteroscope for Stone Removing How do these two types of scopes for stone removal compare in terms of safety, efficacy, and cost effectiveness?
  Translational Andrology and Urology, November 19, 2021
• Update on Female Urethral Reconstruction Get up-to-date on the most recent developments in the management of female urethral reconstruction.
  Current Opinion in Urology, November 19, 2021
• Ambient Air Pollution and Kidney Transplant Outcomes Might air pollution exposure negatively affect outcomes among kidney transplant recipients? A new study examines the potential impact.
  American Journal of Transplantation, November 18, 2021
• Fatal MIS-C in Adult After SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccine This report describes a rare case of MIS-C in an adult who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection despite being vaccinated.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 18, 2021