Chronic Kidney Disease Perspective

• Diabetes & Kidney Disease: A Heart in Jeopardy: Helping a Hero   An Air Force veteran with CKD shares his experience managing multiple chronic conditions and participating in research trials.
  Medscape TV, May 09, 2022
• ACC 2022: Unmet Needs and Emerging Therapies in Lipid Management   Erin D. Michos, MD, reflects on ACC 2022 and the clinical implications of the APOLLO trial and the CANTOS study.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Strangers Donating Kidneys: 'Important Contributions' Kidney donations from strangers have been increasing, but there is still need for more. Dr Divyanshu Malhotra reviews current programs and offers ways to increase 'Good Samaritan' donations.
  Medscape Nephrology, April 29, 2022
• Review of New Drugs That May Be Used During Pregnancy Typically, for new drugs, no published reports describe their use in pregnant women.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 27, 2022
• Diabetes and Heart Disease Highlights From ACC 2022   Dr Martha Gulati shares key reports from ACC 2022, including updates on SGLT2 inhibitors from the SCORED trial, chronic hypertension in pregnancy, and heart-healthy diet education in supermarkets.
  Medscape, April 25, 2022
• Top Abstracts in Atherosclerosis and Lipid Management From ACC 2022   Key data on atherosclerosis and lipids from ACC 2022 include PACMAN-AMI results with alirocumab, a new look at waist circumference in REDUCE-IT, and a subgroup analysis of SCORED with sotagliflozin.
  Medscape, April 25, 2022
• Episode 3: How to Reduce Renal Risk in Type 2 Diabetes   Want to prevent kidney disease progression in patients with type 2 diabetes? Join host Dr Silvio Inzucchi and nephrologist Dr David Cherney as they unpack the how and why behind current recommendations.
  Medscape, April 13, 2022
• Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Is a Meaningless Endpoint A change in lingo and a new risk score don't diminish this nephrologist's skepticism about the clinical significance of contrast-associated nephropathy.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2022
• Episode 2: A Brave New World in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment and Beyond   Where are the biggest cardiovascular benefits for your patients with type 2 diabetes? Host Silvio Inzucchi and cardiologist Mikhail Kosiborod reveal winning strategies -- for managing much more than just type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Episode 1: High-Impact Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Guidelines   Huge improvements in treatments for type 2 diabetes are outlined in recent diabetes guidelines. Get the upshot on best evidence from leading experts Drs Silvio Inzucchi and Rita Kalyani.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• What Is the Healthiest Salt for You? Are low-salt, no-salt, and sea salt better for your health than table salt? That might just depend on you.
  Medscape Nephrology, February 28, 2022
• ISN 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ISN 2022
  Medscape Nephrology, February 28, 2022
• 5 Things to Know About New Pneumococcal Vaccine Guidance Adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have been considered some of the most complicated vaccine recommendations to appropriately implement. The good news: Implementation just got simpler.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 17, 2022
• Organ Transplantation: Unvaccinated Need Not Apply Outrage over the denial of transplant organs to the unvaccinated is an opportunity to educate people on the complexities of organ allocation, writes Melissa Walton-Shirley, channeling her inner Ted Lasso.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 10, 2022
• Diabetes & Kidney Disease: A Heart in Jeopardy: When Persistence Pays Off   After decades of failed trials, experts explain the significance of the arrival of inhibitors and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for patients with CKD.
  Medscape TV, February 09, 2022
• Episode 5: Plant-Based Diets and Statins vs Dyslipidemia Risk   Dr Laurence Sperling talks with Dr Kim Williams about preventive cardiology nutrition intervention as a key co-therapy for tackling dyslipidemia.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• Lithium Works for Bipolar Disorder. Why Aren't We Using It?   Despite its proven efficacy and safety, clinicians continue to move away from lithium.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 07, 2022
• Update: 2022 ADA Standards of Care   Dr Anne Peters discusses updates contained in the ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 28, 2021
• Top Cardiology Trials of 2021   Drs Harrington and Gibson provide their annual roundup of what they consider the key cardiovascular trials of 2021.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 16, 2021
• Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2021 Obesity drugs had a good year, the SGLT2 inhibitors stalled, and Entresto looks less impressive -- these are some of the takes from John Mandrola, MD, in his annual review of cardiology research.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 15, 2021