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Childhood respiratory disease, maltreatment, maternal smoking, and low birth weight are all associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, a study has found.

A novel algorithm using post-treatment age, albumin, and liver stiffness measurement (LSM), among other parameters, can accurately stratify patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) according to their de novo hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk, a new study shows.

Among critically ill patients with COVID-19, those who present with lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and reduced urine output at the time of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) initiation are more likely to experience kidney nonrecovery, according to a study.

The gut bacteria are crucial to health and the variable that links inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to diet. What people eat shapes the composition of bugs that live in the gut, and an imbalance in this composition can promote a range of medical conditions, including IBD. It follows that diet may be involved in the development of IBD, and that diet may be a potential therapy, according to an expert.

Central blood pressure (BP) is associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in haemodialysis patients, reveals a study. However, its prognostic value is not superior to ambulatory peripheral BP.