Monday June 10, 2024

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Narcolepsy is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease; nearly 20% of breast cancer survivors will gain significant body weight in the 6 years after diagnosis; and tau neurofibrillary tangles are implicated in cognitive decline in older adults. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

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​Anemia is a common complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In fact, nearly half of all patients with stage 5 CKD have associated anemia. Historically, it has been a challenge to manage anemia in these patients; to successfully treat them clinicians need to understand the pathophysiology of anemia in CKD, why the treatments have been, for the most part, ineffective, and how emerging therapies are overcoming these challenges.