Stop screening for chronic disease one organ at a time
New cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA) reflects an important shift in how health care understands chronic disease.
For years, conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease have often been discussed, managed and measured separately. The newest CKM framework recognizes a different reality: These conditions are deeply interconnected, driven by many of the same underlying metabolic processes and risk factors.
But perhaps …
Stop screening for chronic disease one organ at a time
