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ARTICLE: The kidney distal tubule potassium switch, modern diet and hypertension AUTHORS: Paul A Welling, Eric Delpire, David H Ellison, Olivier Staub, Michael Stowasser, Robert A Fenton JOURNAL: Nat Rev… Read More »The kidney distal tubule potassium switch, modern diet and hypertension
ARTICLE: GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Prescriptions Among People With and Without Serious Mental Illness AUTHORS: Emma E McGinty, Pradhyumna Wagle, Gail L Daumit JOURNAL: JAMA Psychiatry. 2026 Sep… Read More »GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Prescriptions Among People With and Without Serious Mental Illness
ARTICLE: Remdesivir and All-Cause Graft Loss Among Kidney Transplant Recipients With Symptomatic COVID-19 AUTHORS: Karan Srisurapanont, Kasama Manothummetha, Nirada Siriyakorn, Mary G Bowring, Lucy X Li, Willa V Cochran, Cory… Read More »Remdesivir and All-Cause Graft Loss Among Kidney Transplant Recipients With Symptomatic COVID-19
ARTICLE: Elimination of senescent cells with senolytic drugs as adjunctive host-directed therapy reduces tuberculosis progression in mice AUTHORS: Somnath Shee, Yazmin B Martinez-Martinez, Benjamin Koleske,… Read More »Elimination of senescent cells with senolytic drugs as adjunctive host-directed therapy reduces tuberculosis progression in mice
ARTICLE: Staying in the Tent: Why Infectious Disease Physicians Remain Essential to HIV Primary Care AUTHORS: Natasha Chida JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 23;83(1):e54-e57. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag097.… Read More »Staying in the Tent: Why Infectious Disease Physicians Remain Essential to HIV Primary Care
ARTICLE: Prevalence and Predictors of Tuberculosis in Adults and Adolescents With Sputum Trace Ultra Results in 2 High-Burden Clinical Settings AUTHORS: Caitlin Visek, Ronit R Dalmat, Annet… Read More »Prevalence and Predictors of Tuberculosis in Adults and Adolescents With Sputum Trace Ultra Results in 2 High-Burden Clinical Settings
ARTICLE: Strategies for Optimizing Heart Failure Care in the Older Adult: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association AUTHORS: Sabra C Lewsey, Trejeeve Martyn, Vanessa Blumer, Nicholas… Read More »Strategies for Optimizing Heart Failure Care in the Older Adult: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
ARTICLE: HIV causes global B cell dysregulation and restricts HBV-specific B cell development in an incident HBV cohort AUTHORS: Katherine E Cascino, Thomas Liechti, Eric C Seaberg, Kathleen… Read More »HIV causes global B cell dysregulation and restricts HBV-specific B cell development in an incident HBV cohort
ARTICLE: Experiences of Racism and Risk of Preeclampsia in the Black Women's Health Study AUTHORS: S Michelle Ogunwole, Kimberly A Bertrand, Julie R Palmer, Wendy L Bennett, Yong Zeng, Jacky… Read More »Experiences of Racism and Risk of Preeclampsia in the Black Women’s Health Study
ARTICLE: 5' leader defects drive persistent HIV-1 viremia on long-term ART AUTHORS: Julia R Box, Angelica Camilo-Contreras, Filippo Dragoni, Feng Yun Yue, Vitaliy Matveev, Jackson Foley, Jianwei Zhang, Yan Wei Mok, Marlene DeSousa, Jun… Read More »5′ leader defects drive persistent HIV-1 viremia on long-term ART