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Check out this quiz on the NKF's KDOQI recommendations on nutrition in chronic kidney disease, with a focus on their guidance for micronutrient supplementation!

Areef Ishani, MD, MS, discusses the results of the Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP), which compared chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

New analyses show adults aged ≥65 years old are at about 30% increased risk of hypertension when diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE, discusses highlights from the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meeting, including innovations in xenotransplantation, artificial intelligence, and the interplay between kidney, heart, and metabolic diseases.

Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, explains the importance of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) to rule out the possibility of white coat hypertension.

Check out this quiz on the NKF's KDOQI recommendations on nutrition in chronic kidney disease, with a focus on their guidance for nutritional assessments!

A post hoc analysis from FIDELITY shows finerenone could significantly reduce eGFR slopes among patients at risk of worsening CKD due to a heart failure hospitalization.

Data presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meeting suggest events including myocardial infarction and stroke are more prevalent among patients with lupus in North America.

Further analyses into the 2-year PROTECT trial further support the longevity of benefit with sparsentan in patients with IgAN.

In an interview with HCPLive, E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, explores the current principles of osteoporosis treatment.

Oldham highlights the anticipated change to a more dimensional perspective on personality disorders in new guidelines anticipated later this year.

In an interview, King provided an overview of the history of psychedelic research for psychiatric conditions, where we are now, and what hurdles investigators must address.

At APA 2024, Weinrieb discussed the positive patient outcomes of using a psychiatry-hepatology approach for the treatment of alcohol-associated liver disease.

Jason Busse, DC, PhD, discusses the discrepancies and contradictions across guidelines regarding the management of chronic pain.

At the end of ARVO 2024, Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, became the organization's president for the 2024-2025 year. He spoke to HCPLive about his expectations for the next year in eye care.

Sibille and colleagues have made progress in refining the therapeutic pathways of Alzheimer disease. Human trials may soon follow.

Factors, including social deprivation and race, significantly affected visit adherence for patients with nAMD across a large healthcare system.

Phillips emphasizes the importance of screening for obsessive-compulsive disorders, such as OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichillomania.

At ARVO 2024, Nazlee Zebardast, MD, MSc describes the value of a polygenic risk score to predict the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma.

In an interview with HCPLive, Jha said clinicians should think of interventional approaches for treatment-resistant depression “sooner rather than later.”

McIntyre discusses how GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonists like semaglutide could potentially improve both acute and long-term measures of psychiatric disease.

Jason Busse, DC, PhD, highlights the modest benefits of opioids and therapeutic cannabis in managing chronic pain.

In an interview, Phillip explained the difference between OCD and body dysmorphic disorder, even though they are grouped in the DSM-5.

A higher dietary intake of several nutrients was strongly associated with slower progression toward the central macula in eyes with non-central GA.

At ARVO 2024, Roger Goldberg, MD explores the greater reductions in hard exudates achieved with faricimab than aflibercept in eyes with DME.

In an interview with HCPLive, Barnett discussed the ethical concerns of using psychedelics for treating substance use disorders.

In an interview with Adler at APA 2024, he also explained how adults with ADHD may present additional symptoms not noted on the DSM when they have comorbidities.

These guidelines are designed to help clinicians incorporate the latest recommendations into their clinical practice.

At ARVO 2024, Deepayan Kar, MD, PhD, describes the potential of measuring contrast sensitivity function using a novel gaze tracking-based VR headset in AMD.

In an interview with HCPLive, Karlin and Robinson discuss the phase 2b trial on MM120 for generalized anxiety disorder.