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Cannabis Use among People Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis with Chronic Pain

Cannabis Use among People Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis with Chronic Pain

Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized

Kidney360. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000001198. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Legalization of cannabis across several US states may increase its use by individuals on hemodialysis, particularly among those with chronic pain. Contemporary data on...
NIH Funds First Coordinated U.S. Research Network for Phage Therapeutics

NIH Funds First Coordinated U.S. Research Network for Phage Therapeutics

May 29, 2026 | Featured, ID News

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded three new Centers for Accelerating Phage Therapy to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens (CAPT-CEP) — the first coordinated U.S. research network dedicated to building the preclinical tools, assays, and...
Blood Vessel Damage Ties Respiratory Viruses to Cardiovascular Events

Blood Vessel Damage Ties Respiratory Viruses to Cardiovascular Events

May 27, 2026 | Featured, ID News, PACCSM News

Led by William Bain, MD, and Jana Jacobs, PhD, researchers from the Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Infectious Diseases helped uncover how vascular injury may drive life-threatening complications in viral respiratory infections....
New Study Maps Cellular Drivers of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

New Study Maps Cellular Drivers of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

May 22, 2026 | Cardiology News, Featured

Research led by Anita Saraf, MD, PhD, identified key cellular and molecular changes driving liver disease in patients with Fontan circulation, offering new insights into diagnosis, transplant timing, and potential future therapies. Read...
Cannabis Use among People Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis with Chronic Pain

A tailored pain self-management intervention for patients with cirrhosis is acceptable and improves pain control

May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

Hepatol Commun. 2026 May 22;10(6):e0955. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000955. eCollection 2026 Jun 1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic pain is common and uniquely challenging to manage in people with cirrhosis. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility...
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