Apr 22, 2024
According to a British Medical Journal analysis, medical errors occur quite frequently, annually killing upward of 250,000 people. It is a physician’s civic duty to inform patients of conditions that may be due to medical...
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Prior research suggests that biological age, a measure of the body’s functional capability, is an accurate indicator of age-related morbidity and mortality in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). “Complications from kidney failure...
Read MoreFeb 1, 2023
Moderate-to-severe pruritus is common in patients with nondialysis CKD, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology. Kendra Wulczyn, MD, and colleagues included 1,951 participants...
Read MoreJan 31, 2023
For patients with CKD, dapagliflozin reduces the risk for hospitalization, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers determined the effects of dapagliflozin on first hospitalization and all...
Read MoreJan 29, 2023
Despite all the negatives that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many reasons to be thankful. We have a vaccine to help reduce transmission rates and hospitalization and mortality risks. This vaccine has been...
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