Nephrology
Sep 09, 2016
A recent Accenture report found that patients in the United States are increasingly accessing their electronic health records (EHRs), with rates rising from 27% in 2014 to 45% in 2016. Most patients (...
Sep 06, 2016
Pop Quiz: What were you doing during the financial presentation at your last board meeting? A. Texting your spouse B. Checking email C. Stepping out to make a call D. All of the above T...
Aug 26, 2016
Regardless of the setting that a physician practices, there is a high likelihood that they will encounter difficult patients throughout their career. “We can’t blame all of these difficult encount...
Aug 23, 2016
Who is still paying off student loans? Who has suffered loss due to practice issues? Here are the highlights from Medscape's Physician Debt and Net Worth Report 2016. According to the Association o...
Aug 19, 2016
After an investigational medication is subject to clinical trials but before it is permitted to be used widely in patients, the FDA reviews the clinical trial results to ensure that the drug’s poten...
Jun 09, 2016
Congratulations to Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP, of the Yale School of Medicine for being the winner of the “Heroes in Medicine” award from Physician’s Weekly for June 2016. Dr. O...
May 27, 2016
Medicine is one of the highest-paying professions, but whether doctors are able to manage their money wisely is another question. Just 28% of working doctors feel very confident they are making the be...
Sep 12, 2013
For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), oral therapy has improved outcomes and has become a standard of care. When selecting oral therapies for mRCC, an important consideration ...
Jul 03, 2013
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that some of the same risk factors are associated with both HIV and kidney disease, that HIV can affect the kidneys, and that some HIV treatments can cause r...
Feb 04, 2013
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that partial nephrectomy appears to have a statistically significant survival benefit when compared with radical nephrectomy for patients older than 6...
Jan 10, 2013
Among patients being considered for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, moderate and severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears to be associated with significantly increased mortality. Mortality ...
Nov 15, 2012
Researchers in Denmark have found that the risk of first-time hospitalization for pneumonia appears to be high among renal transplant candidates and recipients. When compared with controls, incidence ...
Nov 07, 2012
Morbidity appears to be significant in patients older than 80 who undergo nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, according to results from a small French analysis. For all patients in this age range, t...
Nov 07, 2012
Ureteroscopy appears to be more favorable than shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones in regard to stone-free rates and costs, according to a literature review from Johns Hopkins. The review also ...
Aug 02, 2012
Partial nephrectomy appears to be associated with better survival among Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage kidney cancer than radical nephrectomy, according to a large investigation. Mortality ra...
Dec 20, 2011
Excerpted from "Outlook for the healthcare industry in 2012" by Steven Greer, MD, The Healthcare Channel. The year 2012 might see the much-hyped therapies of stem cells and gene therapy become...
May 16, 2011
The FDA has approved a home dialysis machine (2008K@home, Fresenius Medical Care) to facilitate hemodialysis treatment in the home environment. The machine offers a broad range of dialysis pre...
Mar 15, 2010
When managing kidney cancer, clinicians have traditionally used a one-size-fits-all approach. However, emerging evidence is demonstrating that all kidney cancer patients are not the same. Likewise, no...