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Red meat intake is associated with increased risk of end-stage renal disease

Red Meat Intake Linked to Increased Risk of ESRD

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Substitution of one serving of red meat with other protein source tied to risk reduction of 62.4 percent
Plant-based diets are associated with improvement in obesity-related inflammatory biomarker profiles

Review: Plant-Based Diets Tied to Improved Inflammatory Profiles

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Decrease in mean concentration of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, sICAM
Growth in U.S. health spending is expected to average 5.8 percent for 2015 to 2025

Growth in U.S. Health Spending Set to Average 5.8 Percent

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By 2025, health spending is expected to account for 20.1 percent of the economy
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding the University of Texas at Austin's consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions has implications for medical schools

Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Med School Admissions

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AMA says diverse workforce is a key strategy to combatting health disparities
Older adults with chronic kidney disease have a considerable burden of functional impairment

Considerable Functional Impairment for Seniors With CKD

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Conducting geriatric assessment in nephrology visit can ID functional impairment, guide care processes
For patients with diabetes

Depression Linked to CKD in Patients With Diabetes

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Depression associated with increased risk of incident CKD, all-cause mortality
For physicians with faculty appointments at 24 U.S. public medical schools there are significant salary differences between men and women

Differences in Salary for Male, Female Faculty Physicians

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Significant differences seen even after accounting for age, experience, specialty, faculty rank
Medication organization devices may cause medication-related adverse events in unintentionally nonadherent older people

Medication Organization Devices Tied to Adverse Effects

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Study identifies design elements for future trials to evaluate device effectiveness in elderly
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

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Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
A new study indicates that 8 percent of patients -- or one in 12 -- already diagnosed with one form of cancer will develop a second type of unrelated cancer. The findings were published online  July 5 in Cancer.

Second, Unrelated Malignancies Strike 1 in 12 Cancer Patients

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Second cancer was fatal in 55 percent of the cases studied