Updated Guideline for Vascular Access in Dialysis Patients
The National Kidney Foundation has released an update to its Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality...
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CDC Guidance Issued for Testing, Management of HCP Exposed to Hep C
FRIDAY, July 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Long-Term Risk for Severe Kidney Disease High in Those With T2DM
FRIDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The long-term risk for end-stage kidney disease...
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Disparities in Continued CVC Use
Research indicates that despite efforts to increase arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and graft (AVG)...
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Financial Health of Hospitals ‘Dire’ Due to COVID-19
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to cause financial peril for...
Read MoreCOVID-19 and the kidney: what we think we know so far and what we don’t.
The novel coronavirus disease infection (COVID-19) outbreak that was declared a global pandemic in March 2020 had led to an internationally variable but concerning incidence of COVID-associated acute kidney injury (AKI), with...
Read MoreInfluence of transitional care on the self-care ability of kidney transplant recipients after discharge.
Renal transplantation is the optimal treatment for end-stage renal diseases. However, low self-care ability after discharge seriously reduces the postoperative quality of life and decreases the survival of both patients and...
Read MorePhase II Trial of Palbociclib in Patients with Advanced Esophageal or Gastric Cancer.
Palbociclib monotherapy demonstrated minimal clinical activity in patients with previously treated gastroesophageal cancers. Further clinical evaluation of palbociclib monotherapy is not warranted in gastroesophageal cancers,...
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Non-Albumin Measure Shows Promise for CKD Screening, Staging
Method utilizes cheaper protein-creatinine ratio or dipstick protein An alternative method for...
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