“Alcohol relapse after liver transplant for alcoholic liver disease is frequent, with incidence ranging from 4% to 95% of LT recipients,” Jiten P. Kothadia, MD, a transplant hepatologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Healio. “This leads to poor graft function, low medication adherence and decreased overall survival.”
We spoke with Teresa S. Wright, MD, FAAD, FAAP, division chief of pediatric dermatology at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and associate professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, about best ways to protect children from sun damage and what to look for in a sunscreen.
White race and commercial insurance were associated with the early introduction of peanut into infant diets as reported by caregivers, according to a letter published by Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. But the results of the single-center study may not be generalizable to other populations, Jay Adam Lieberman, MD, associate professor and director of the allergy… Read More
Transgender women with HIV who received gender-affirming hormone therapy experienced significantly higher rates of sustained viral suppression, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Nathan A. Summers, MD, MSc, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and colleagues identified transgender women who received care at the… Read More
Researchers found no clinically meaningful association between short-term proton pump inhibitor therapy and increased risk for dementia, according to the results of a meta-analysis. Colin W. Howden, MD, FACG, Hyman Professor of Medicine and chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and colleagues wrote that proton pump inhibitors… Read More
Data presented at ASN Kidney Week suggested higher dietary protein intake is associated with increased risk for all-cause mortality and ESRD in patients with chronic kidney disease, with researchers also observing a decline in dietary protein intake with progressive loss of kidney function. “Protein energy wasting is common in patients with CKD, but the trajectory… Read More
“Through the Meaningful Use incentive payment program, the federal government has invested substantially in promoting the widespread use of EHRs,” Ilana Graetz, PhD, assistant professor of health services and policy research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Endocrine Today.
