Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc

Heart pumps may work just as well as heart transplants for older heart failure patients and complex cases, finds a study presented at the ISHLT annual meeting.

The new diabetes tech in question is the expanding pool of continuous glucose monitoring systems. So, what's your CGM IQ?

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A systematic review of oral presentations at ASCO and ESMO found that 13% to 47% of them spin negative results in a positive or ambiguous light in the conclusions section.

After 12 weeks of mat Pilates, obese young women with high blood pressure lost body fat and had significantly improved blood pressure compared with those who didn't participate.

Some cosmetics and deodorants contain chemicals that, when released into the air, may pose a risk to human health

Expanding home dialysis as an initial therapy for end-stage renal disease is feasible and safe, and produces better outcomes among patients than starting them on center-based hemodialysis.

Taxing sugary snacks may have a much greater impact on obesity than levies on sweetened drinks, but critics say policies to reduce consumption of "bad" foods still "fail to incentivize" healthy foods.

Eating plant protein was tied to lower risk for all-cause death, a study found, and an expert stresses a healthy diet, portion control, and exercise.

On the heels of the US government announcement that it plans to start to reshape how it deals with kidney disease, a new nationwide study reveals major gaps in care for this condition.

The CDC has issued new skin testing recommendations in response to the anticipated nationwide shortage of the Aplisol tuberculin skin test.

Largest study to date finds volume overload at start of peritoneal dialysis tied to increased death. Men and those with diabetes had higher levels of volume overload; dialysis practices vary around the world.

Study identifies proteins that protect against development of diabetic kidney disease with potential as biomarkers and/or for development of new therapeutics.