Many patients with CKD, including transplant recipients, do not disclose use of complementary and alternative medicine to their doctors. The prevalence of CKD is increasing globally, partly due to the rising incidence of other risk factors, such as...
The following is a summary of “Visit-to-visit HbA1c variability is associated with poor prognosis in peritoneal dialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,” published in the September 2023 issue of Nephrology by Zhang et al. Patients with diabetes who undergo...
We aim to provide a practical approach to assess anemia and its primary causes, both in clinical settings and in the context of public health programs. Anemia remains a global challenge; thus, to achieve goals for anemia reduction and assess progress, standardized...
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, the use of peritoneal dialysis is often advocated as the preferred initial dialysis modality. Observational studies suggest a survival advantage for peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis for the...
Bookmark1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate in nature with no treatment-related deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent)...
The following is a summary of “Thromboembolic complications after COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients,” published in the September 2023 issue of Nephrology by Artan et al. COVID-19 is associated with increased thromboembolic risk in the general population, and...
The following is a summary of “Visit-to-visit HbA1c variability is associated with poor prognosis in peritoneal dialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,” published in the September 2023 issue of Nephrology by Zhang et al. Patients with diabetes who undergo...
We aim to provide a practical approach to assess anemia and its primary causes, both in clinical settings and in the context of public health programs. Anemia remains a global challenge; thus, to achieve goals for anemia reduction and assess progress, standardized...
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, the use of peritoneal dialysis is often advocated as the preferred initial dialysis modality. Observational studies suggest a survival advantage for peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis for the...
Bookmark1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate in nature with no treatment-related deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent)...
The following is a summary of “Thromboembolic complications after COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients,” published in the September 2023 issue of Nephrology by Artan et al. COVID-19 is associated with increased thromboembolic risk in the general population, and...
Determinants of obesity and diabetes are strongly linked to genetic and epigenetic variations. With the increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity, it is imperative to understand the various factors that influence metabolic function in the body, neural pathways,...
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
"You can download an app for your phone that shows how many miles you didn't walk today."
"The handle of your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine."
"You went camping and a bear mistook your blood for honey. Would you mind if I order a diabetes test for you?"
Medical crowdfunding is touted for its potential to reach an unlimited number of people, the sum of whose individual donations can help achieve campaign goals for even the most daunting financial asks, such as $2.1 million to cover the cost of Zolgensma. For...
To curb inflation and turbulent markets, the US Federal Reserve has marked 2023 with rising interest rates. This economic climate has many financial experts apprehensive about a possible recession. According to Bankrate’s Fourth-Quarter Economic Indicator poll of...
A Medscape article reported on a 2023 JAMA Neurology study in that found medical crowdfunding, the practice of creating digital campaigns to raise money for health-related expenses, for neurologic disorders surged within 9 years at a yearly average rate of 44%. Of...
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