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For kidney transplant recipients

Steroid Avoidance May Not Help Reduce Posttransplant Diabetes

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Limited effect among adult patients during five years following kidney transplantation
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with diabetes in African-Americans

High-Sensitivity CRP Linked to Incident Type 2 Diabetes

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Association seen for African-Americans, especially among those with lesser degree of insulin resistance
Intensive physical therapy helps restore arm function in people who have survived a severe stroke

Intensive Therapy Helps Restore Arm Function Long After Stroke

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Participants had been severely impaired for a year or more
Chronic kidney disease could be used as a model for improving chronic disease care using electronic health records

Chronic Kidney Dz Could Be Ideal Model for Improving Care Via EHR

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CKD, which is mainly defined by laboratory abnormalities, is a suitable EHR phenotype
Individuals with islet autoimmunity have alterations in intestinal microbiota

Alteration in Intestinal Microbiota Tied to T1DM Susceptibility

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Gut microbiomes of seropositive subjects differ from those of autoantibody-free first-degree relatives
For patients with chronic pain

Methadone Linked to Initial QTc Prolongation in Chronic Pain

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Nonsignificant increase in QTc in first month after initiating methadone, which does not persist
Changes in cognition and memory that precede obvious symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may begin decades prior to disease onset

Cognition Tests May Help ID Alzheimer’s Risk Decades Earlier

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Low score could be early warning sign for the disease up to 18 years before diagnosis
Scientists report they've detected DNA from head and neck cancer tumors in patients' blood and saliva samples

Blood, Saliva Tests May Help ID Head and Neck Cancers Early

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Study shows potential for noninvasive tumor detection
For patients with primary cutaneous amyloidosis

Superficial, Deep CO2 Laser Both Good for Amyloid Skin Lesions

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Superficial mode better tolerated by patients with primary cutaneous amyloidosis
For intramuscular hepatitis B virus vaccine nonresponders

Intradermal HBV Vaccine Efficient for Intramuscular Nonresponders

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No reports of adverse events with intradermal recombinant HBsAg-based vaccine