Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
Added Sugar Consumption Increases Risk for Kidney Stones
Higher percentage of energy intake from added sugars significantly linked to prevalence of kidney stones
Physical Activity Programs Beneficial for Hospitalized Older Adults
Meta-analysis shows improvement in functional capacity for acutely hospitalized older adults
Socioeconomic Disparities Seen for Timing of Preoperative Hemodialysis
Authors say study highlights need for equitable access to perioperative care coordination for patients with end-stage kidney disease
Attrition Rates for M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Vary by Race, Ethnicity
Black M.D.-Ph.D. matriculants had higher odds of graduating with M.D. only and dropping out of medical school
Promising Outcomes Seen for Living Kidney Donors With HIV
Glomerular filtration rates decreased at two to four years of follow-up for the first three living kidney donors with HIV
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
Changes are happening now because a prohibition on removing Medicaid coverage during the pandemic has now been lifted
Nearly Half of Women in Medicine With Children Pass Up Career Advancement
More than three-fourths say they delayed family building
Voclosporin Safe, Effective for Long-Term Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Benefits include maintenance of urine protein creatinine ratio reductions, preserved kidney function
Light Exercise During Dialysis Tied to Improved Physical Functioning
Additionally, patients randomly assigned to exercise versus usual care may have fewer annual days in the hospital
