Apr 21, 2024
Medicine and healthcare are complex. Often, patients discuss their condition with family and friends, or search the Internet regarding their symptoms, and somehow always come up with the worst-case scenario. Part of the problem...
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Symptomatic stones in the kidney or ureters are frequently removed endoscopically. During these procedures, smaller asymptomatic stones are often noted on imaging. Guidelines are unclear about whether to remove or observe these...
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Disparities exist in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in patients with ESRD on hemodialysis, according to findings published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Using surveillance data from the 2020 National...
Read MoreMar 29, 2023
Among patients with recurrent kidney stones, the rate of recurrence did not vary significantly for patients treated with hydrochlorothiazide versus placebo, according to results published in The New England Journal of Medicine....
Read MoreMar 28, 2023
The possibility of medical error can be incredibly stressful for clinicians, as they adversely affect patients and often lead to malpractice suits and other damaging results. According to a StatPearls article, medical errors are...
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