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Kristine Houck

Kristine Houck

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    Recent Articles

    healio.com

    Twice the risk of inpatient complications, mortality seen after second hip fractures

    SAN DIEGO — Patients have twice the risk of inpatient complications and mortality after having a second, contralateral hip fracture within 5 years of their first hip fracture, according to recently presented data.“When those patients come in, they are sicker. They have developed more comorbidities, and their ambulatory status has decreased significantly,” Sanjit R. Konda, MD, of
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    VIDEO: CMS drops in-office physician requirement for incident-to bi...

    KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, David M. Glaser, JD, discusses changes to incident-to billing requirements made by CMS. “Historically, a physician needed to be in the office suite in order to bill incident-to,” Glaser, health care attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, told Healio. “That requirement is gone through at least the end of 2025. During
    3 months ago
    healio.com

    Study: Sudden decrease in hospitalization rates were seen at start ...

    SAN DIEGO — Researchers reported a sudden decrease in all-cause hospitalization at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was an increase in all-cause mortality in patients on maintenance dialysis. Monica Shieu, MS, PhD, of Dialysis Clinic Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues, studied the 4-year impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mortality and hospitalization
    6 months ago
    healio.com

    Kidney transplant patients with more pain report less involvement i...

    SAN DIEGO — Kidney transplant recipients who experience more bodily pain have less involvement and ability to participate in social activities than kidney transplant patients who report less pain, according to data at ASN Kidney Week.“The clinical implication is that chronic pain is a very relevant issue which requires more clinical attention. Management of chronic pain is a complex
    6 months ago
    healio.com

    Survey: Orthopedists say new parents need longer parental leave - H...

    SAN FRANCISCO — Orthopedic surgeons are aware of recent parental leave policy changes; however, most reported that at least the parent who gave birth needs more than 6 weeks of leave, according to recently presented data.Results of the survey on opinions and factors that influence the length of parental leave were presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
    about 1 year ago
    healio.com

    VIDEO: Inrig discusses outcomes, developments for adults with IgA ....

    PHILADELPHIA — Sparsentan was shown to be safe and well-tolerated, and reduced proteinuria in adults with IgA nephropathy, according to studies presented at ASN Kidney Week. In this video interview with Healio, Jula K. Inrig, MD, chief medical officer of Travere Therapeutics Inc., discussed findings from a preliminary trial that investigated the efficacy the novel, non-immunosuppressive,
    over 1 year ago
    healio.com

    VIDEO: Sparsentan well-tolerated, demonstrated sustained anti ... -...

    PHILADELPHIA — Sparsentan was shown to be well-tolerated and demonstrated sustained anti-proteinuria effects at the final analysis of 110 weeks, according to research presented at ASN Kidney Week. Brad H. Rovin, chief of nephrology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, presented results of the phase 3 PROTECT Trial, here.   
    over 1 year ago
    healio.com

    Post-hoc analysis supports association of BMI, reduced blood pressu...

    PHILADELPHIA — Obesity-associated dysregulated aldosterone is an endotype predictive of response to lorundrostat for patients with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week. In a post-hoc analysis of the Target-HTN phase 2 trial, researchers identified a population of responders to lorundrostat (Mineralys), an orally administered,
    over 1 year ago
    healio.com

    Academic Orthopaedic Consortium symposium to focus on future of aca...

    The Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business & Leadership Symposium will gather the clinical and administrative leadership across university-based musculoskeletal enterprises to share best practices across the business and leadership of academic missions.This year’s symposium, which is being held from Oct. 12-14 in Chicago, will draw 180 chairs, vice chairs and chief administrative
    over 1 year ago
    healio.com

    Increase seen in transplant referrals, evaluations for Black patien...

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    over 2 years ago
    healio.com

    Exclusion of race may lead to classification of living kidney donor...

    ORLANDO &mdash;Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration eGFR formula may lead to incorrect classification of Black living kidney donors as having CKD, according to data presented here. &ldquo;The final messaging for this is the new eGFR, that is a race-neutral eGFR. One has to understand what it really means. No equation is perfect. In trying to correct one issue, we may
    over 2 years ago