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Researchers investigated the potential association between time spent on social media and internalizing and externalizing mental health issues among US adolescents. Consultant360 discussed the findings further with corresponding study author Kira Riehm.
While full remission of proteinuria has been shown to decrease the speed of disease progression among patients with FSGS, it is not clear whether smaller reductions in proteinuria could also benefit these patients.
New research examines the effects of egg-rich diets on patients with type 2 diabetes.
Clinicians should remain vigilant for milk-alkali syndrome (MAS) in elderly patients presenting with hypercalcemia.
Researchers explored the possibility that dietary changes may be responsible for the rise of asthma and allergies in a new study.
This COVID-19 roundup discusses potential long-term pulmonary damage following infection, the accuracy of saliva testing vs nasal swabs, expert opinion on the call for booster doses, and the impact of a booster dose on infection risk.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its 2021 adult and pediatric immunization schedules, including interim recommendations on the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
Autoantibodies may show up years before symptoms do in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome, according to a research letter published in the November 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
To evaluate the existing data on this issue, researchers developed a protocol to comprehensively identify all cohort studies that compared the risk of CKD in coffee drinkers with the risk in non-coffee-drinkers and to combine and analyze the results of these studies.
Researchers conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis that closely examined the relationship between vitamin D levels and schizophrenia.
A new study suggests that treating blood pressure based on absolute risk, rather than blood pressure levels alone, could greatly reduce adverse cardiovascular events.
A study examined how certain dietary patterns influence the risk of adverse cardiovascular event in patients with coronary heart disease, and whether it is more important to eat healthy foods or to avoid less-healthy foods.
The effects of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery on long-term mortality risk are not well understood. In a recent study, researchers sought to investigate this relationship further.
Although previous research has indicated that HbA1c is related to risk of dementia and cognitive decline, little is known about how glycemic variability or glucose excursions impact this relationship. In a recent study, researchers sought to investigate this impact further.
Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 is a rare disease that is frequently diagnosed late due to its similar clinical presentation to other types of kidney disease. To better understand the characteristics of primary hyperoxaluria that distinguish it from other kidney disease in pediatric patients, researchers conducted a case-control study.
In this COVID-19 roundup, researchers report on an increase in outpatient care following COVID-19 infection, cognition and memory impairment among those recovering from COVID-19, and more.
<p>Antidepressant use right before and during pregnancy may be linked with a higher risk of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.</p>
Clinicians caring for cognitively impaired patients should routinely consider depression as a possible coexisting condition.
Interest in interprofessional education (IPE) has increased over the past 30 years. As the health care industry changes its focus to more patient-centered care through collaborative practices, IPE in health care educational programs has become more predominate to meet this demand.