Today's Health News
Mortality Higher From AKI Versus Kidney Failure From Other Causes
However, recovery is common within 12 months of injury
Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country
Patient education, stringent quality control measures necessary to ensure safe purchases
Some Kidney Disease-Related Terms Cause Patient Distress
Some language used to describe kidney health may distress patients and impair decision making
Spectrum of Imaging Findings Described in COVID-19 MIS-C
Imaging findings include basal consolidation with collapse and pleural effusions on chest CT
Updated Guidance Provided for Safe Solid Organ Transplantation
Universal donor nucleic acid testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and post-transplant monitoring recommended
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act
Oral arguments in the ACA case are scheduled for the Supreme Court's next term
CDC Updates List of Who Is at Highest Risk for COVID-19
Agency now says risk among adults increases steadily with age, and is not limited to those over 65
Heart Failure Ups Risk of Death in Patients With New T2DM
Five-year risk ratio of death linked to heart failure three times higher at five years after T2DM diagnosis