Christopher T. Rentsch

Brain Penetrant Calcium Channel Blockers Were Not Associated With Reduced Alcohol Consumption: Converging Results From Two Large Independent Cohort Studies Using Electronic Health Records

ABSTRACT Purpose Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a major public health problem, with few effective treatments. L‐type calcium channel blockers (LTCCBs) have genetic and preclinical support as potential treatments for AUD. Methods We evaluated whether brain penetrant (BP)‐LTCCB...

Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus after treatment with direct-acting antivirals for Hepatitis C virus in people with HIV.

Objective To compare the 3-year risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in people with HIV-HCV after direct-acting antiviral (DAA) initiation and in people with HIV mono-infection.Design An observational study of two collaborations of cohorts from Europe and North America.Methods...