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Intradialytic oral protein supplementation was linked with improvements in several nutritional markers and real-world outcomes for patients on hemodialysis, according to a quality improvement study.

Enpatoran, an investigational oral drug that inhibits Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8, was superior to placebo in relieving lupus skin manifestations in a dose-finding phase II trial.

A structured showering protocol helped hemodialysis patients feel better without compromising safety, a quality-improvement initiative found. medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverag… @nkf #SCM26

"It certainly is a concern if any of these people end up encountering healthcare, and particularly if they're symptomatic." As details continue to emerge about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, MedPage Today asked asked outbreak response expert James Lawler, MD, MPH, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Global Center for Health Security in Omaha, about what's expected to happen when the MV Hondius can finally dock, about how Americans who disembarked the ship weeks ago and returned to the U.S. are being monitored, and potential risks to healthcare workers. Read more at the link in our bio.

MedPage Today asked asked outbreak response expert James Lawler, MD, MPH, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Global Center for Health Security in Omaha, about what's expected to happen following the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

Subclinical volume overload was common in hemodialysis patients following hospital discharge, but objective measuring tools could be the key to early detection, according to a new quality improvement study. @nkf #SCM26 @leorawanounou

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Some 30% of a large general-population sample in Germany showed sacroiliac bone marrow edema in MRI scans, a new study found, casting doubt on whether such findings are indicative of axial spondyloarthritis.

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A more intensive "food-is-medicine" intervention didn't improve diet quality overall but did signal blood pressure reductions in adherent, high-risk adults with uncontrolled hypertension, a randomized pilot trial showed. @nkf #SCM26

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The human brain appeared to process complex sensory information under general anesthesia, challenging long-held assumptions about consciousness, neural recordings from a small experiment suggested. The findings suggest that the hippocampus, a brain region anatomically and functionally distant from primary sensory centers, may be capable of sophisticated sensory analysis during unconsciousness. Read more at the link in our bio.