Increased rates of adverse health conditions across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and metabolic disease (CKM) have been linked to social, psychological, and environmental stressors. Stress from daily living can elicit protective responses from multiple physiological systems that include psychological/neurocognitive and biological/cellular pathways. Excessive exposure...
Up to 50% of patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Access to traditional pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for depression or anxiety in this patient population has been inadequate. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of brief mindfulness meditation intervention for patients on hemodialysis with...
Ecstasy (MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is commonly used by college-aged individuals. Ecstasy leads to feelings of euphoria, emotional empathy, and increased energy. These effects come at a significant risk for complications. Ecstasy has been associated with acute kidney injury that is most commonly secondary to nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis but also has been reported in the setting of...