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Experts wrap up their discussion of emerging chronic kidney disease tests and treatments with key takeaways for providers and patients.

Robert Busch, MD, provides his approach on implementing artificial intelligence (AI) testing for chronic kidney disease and offers success stories of this testing and treatment approach.

Experts discuss a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for earlier staging and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). They also discuss several studies where this tool was utilized and its overall clinical significance.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, and Robert Busch, MD, discuss emerging technologies to test and treat patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and why these treatments are currently being underutilized.

Experts highlight considerations for patients with chronic kidney disease and other comorbid conditions, particularly diabetes, in terms of screening and preventative care.

Experts discuss key challenges in testing and diagnosing a patient with chronic kidney disease, especially for those who are asymptomatic. In addition, they highlight new screening approaches to accurately identify these patients.

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A new paradigm for reducing CV morbidity and mortality provides a comprehensive approach to comorbid metabolic disease including early detection and treatment.

A novel study strongly suggests that pre-pregnancy obesity rather than associated adverse pregnancy outcomes is the "culprit" in postpartum heart disease.

Robert Busch, MD, discusses common screening methods to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) and how he utilizes the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines in his practice.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, and Robert Busch, MD, present an overview of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and how it may impact a patient.

The phase 3 semaglutide kidney outcomes trial will be stopped immediately with FLOW read out expected in early 2024, the company said.

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In adults older than age 65 years with T2D, a simple clinical decision support tool plus shared decision making reduced hypoglycemic episodes by half.

The addition of ileus as a potential adverse event associated with the GLP-1 mimetic is not the first required for the class by the regulator.

The prevalence of cardiac, renal, and metabolic conditions has significantly increased over 20 years and so has the number of US adults who have all 3.

Pivotal cardiovascular outcome trials that evaluated cardiorenal benefits of the newer classes were not designed to consider racial/ethnic variations, researchers state.

The biosimilar to the GLP-1 mimetic Victoza proved noninferior for reduction of HbA1c and had similar positive effects on body weight, lipids, and blood pressure.

The new app is designed to help persons with diabetes understand how food and activity impact blood glucose levels and to revise behavior accordingly.

Overscheduled and undertrained, primary care clinicians shoulder a significant portion of the US wound care burden. Author Nima Ahmadi offers a technology-based solution.

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Women with PCOS and T2D in pregnancy were at greater risk for high insulin requirements, excess weight gain, and worsening of pregestation hypertension if treated with metformin.

The class of GLP-1 receptor agonists and similar agents, originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, also reduce body weight and reduce CVD risk; what's next?

Women with an evening vs morning chronotype were 54% more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles that in turn accounted for a significant increased risk for diabetes.

The first 10 drugs identified for negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act include several well advertised agents indicated to treat diabetes, heart failure, and other chronic diseases.

Reduction in levels of 4 biomarkers was correlated with lower risk of composite cardiorenal outcomes in the CREDENCE trial, suggesting use of the panel to augment current risk assessment tools.

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The newly named centers across the country will work closely with communities to focus research on populations at greatest risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality.

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Patients with diabetes will be able to save money when ordering insulin and commonly prescribed products, such as continuous glucose monitors and pumps.