In the current era of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding barriers to vaccinations in immunosuppressed children has become more crucial than ever, according to Cheryl L. Train, MD. “Children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) are at...
Read MorePeople hospitalized with COVID-19, and even some with milder cases, may experience lasting kidney damage, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The analysis of 89,216 patients...
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Vitamin D supplementation did not impact kidney outcomes among individuals at high risk for type 2...
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Continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is used in the pediatric ICU (PICU) to support...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with David Cella, PhD, Professor at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of North- western University and presenter of results from the CheckMate-9ER Trial—which assessed...
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CKD affects more than 37 million adults in the United States and drives nearly $120 billion in...
Read MoreCurrent guidelines for nephrology referral identified many patients at low risk for progression, according to a study published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Investigators conducted an observational cohort study of...
Read MoreIt’s your first real vacation in 2 years and the cabin loudspeaker comes on: “Is there a doctor on board?” Now what? Ethically, if you can help, you should help, but there is no duty to an ill or injured passenger to compel your...
Read MoreQ: Everyone in the office must wear a mask while they are here, but I am concerned about what they do outside. A lot of the staff are young, and they may be going out in large unmasked groups or otherwise acting stupidly when...
Read MoreQ: I see many patients who were in car accidents. More than a few are involved in lawsuits over their injuries. I recently reluctantly told a patient with a large unpaid balance that I would have to stop seeing her and put her...
Read MoreData indicate that acute kidney injury (AKI) affects one-third of children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and is related to the development of several complications and poor outcomes. An understanding of the...
Read MoreMany patients with top 20% Estimated Post- Transplant Survival (EPTS) are not waitlisted for kidney transplant, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Noting that the national Kidney...
Read MoreAdults with primary nephrotic syndrome (NS) experience higher adjusted rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular out- comes, and death, according to a study pub- lished in the Journal of the American Society of...
Read MoreIn Silicon Valley, the concept of friction is the idea that you must remove every bit of inconvenience or work that gets in the way of a digital interaction. It’s about making things as easy as possible to get done. I’ve been...
Read MorePrior research indicates that hypertension in patients receiving hemodialysis is predominantly systolic, whereas isolated diastolic hypertension is rare and mainly affects younger patients. For a review published in Seminars in...
Read More“Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue that is associated with high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates and high financial and social burdens,” write Chris Boodoo, BSc, MSc, and colleagues. Although...
Read MoreAfter George Floyd’s death from a police officer kneeling on his neck, I began to reflect on how I can guide all my patients to be anti-racist. I decided to approach the topic in the same breath as counseling about safety, which...
Read MoreMost patients with kidney failure undergoing regular dialysis develop a substantial antibody response after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American...
Read MoreAmong patients with normal renal function at baseline who are treated with a high-dose antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) spacer and systemic antibiotic therapy after resection of a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)...
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