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Ambulatory hypertension prevalent in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Ambulatory hypertension prevalent in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
27 Feb 2022

Children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) are at greater odds of ambulatory hypertension even as the control of this condition improves over time, a study has shown.

Ambulatory hypertension prevalent in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
27 Feb 2022
Worse joint pain in psoriasis patients with PsA boosts analgesic use
Worse joint pain in psoriasis patients with PsA boosts analgesic use
27 Feb 2022

Psoriasis patients, especially those with concomitant psoriatic arthritis (PsA), suffer from worse joint pain, leading to higher analgesic use rates than the general population, a recent study has found.

Worse joint pain in psoriasis patients with PsA boosts analgesic use
27 Feb 2022
Total red meat consumption ups risk of hypertension
Total red meat consumption ups risk of hypertension
26 Feb 2022

People who regularly eat red meat are at greater odds of developing hypertension, according to a recent study, which calls for more awareness among food insecure groups.

Total red meat consumption ups risk of hypertension
26 Feb 2022
Hepatitis C reinfection rates up in direct-acting antiviral era
Hepatitis C reinfection rates up in direct-acting antiviral era
26 Feb 2022

There is an increased rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among people who inject drugs after the scale-up of direct-acting antivirals, reports a recent Scotland study.

Hepatitis C reinfection rates up in direct-acting antiviral era
26 Feb 2022