A lack of efficient coordination when caring for kidney disease can result in delayed treatment and missed opportunities for early intervention, highlighting the need for tools that more efficiently evaluate patients with early...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School; and Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
Read MoreAdding measures of kidney function on top of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk score calculated with traditional factors improves prediction of future CVD risk, according to a study published in the...
Read MorePatients with kidney failure who receive a kidney transplant, including those with sickle cell disease, have lower mortality, according to a study published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology....
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with micro- and plastic surgeon Minas Chrysopoulo, MD, FACS, who is also the founder of Toliman Health and author of the PW feature article “Empathy, The Best Medicine?” Following is...
Read MoreA s a palliative care doctor in NYC during the beginning of the pandemic, my typical greeting response of “I’m fine” was speedily replaced with “I’m hanging in there.” It seemed slightly less false (because who’s really “fine”...
Read More“In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the frequency of HBV infection is low, but not negligible,” explains Fabrizio Fabrizi, MD. “In addition, recent data indicate that chronic HBV infection promotes the development of...
Read MoreThe Moderna and Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for patients who’ve undergone solid organ transplants and are on immunosuppression drugs to prevent organ rejection, according to a study published in Transplantation. The...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic was quickly recognized as a highly contagious, relatively lethal infection that warranted close attention in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This is especially so, since diabetes mellitus and...
Read MoreQ: I have a diabetic patient who is well-controlled but is generally cantankerous and veers to noncompliance unless I keep a close eye on him. I, therefore, like to get him into the office every 3 months. The last time he was...
Read MoreCabozantinib is more effective than two similar drugs, as well as the current standard treatment, in extending survival in patients with metastatic papillary kidney cancer, according to a study published in the Lancet. With...
Read MoreQ: My patient who had a lobectomy 2 years ago for a lung abscess recovered well. She mentioned feeling short of breath when required to do more strenuous activities but that she could deal with it if she rested. She never...
Read MoreT he estate of Rodney Knoepfle successfully sued a hospital for not honoring his wish to be treated as “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” [DNR/DNI] during a 2016 hospitalization. A recent Boston Globe article said Mr....
Read MoreElectronic “early warning systems” for acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospital patients don’t improve outcomes, according to a study published in BMJ. For the study, investigators examined data from more than 6,000 adult patients...
Read MoreAmong people with hypertension who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), greater estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) variability is independently associated with all-cause mortality, according to a study...
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The media is reporting the division of “sides” people are taking when it comes to the pandemic....
Read MoreThe following is a continuation of the MedLaw column in the January issue. If, despite your best efforts, your patient suffers a poor outcome and you are being sued for malpractice, you would ideally like to stop the process...
Read MoreResearch indicates that despite efforts to increase arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and graft (AVG) use—through the Fistula First Catheter Last Initiative (FFCL)—because of the higher mortality and infectious complications...
Read MoreAdults living with kidney failure are receptive to using mobile devices to help with their care, according to a study published the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Mobile health can provide many benefits...
Read MoreStress related to not achieving goals is associated with a greater risk for rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) in African Americans, according to a study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. Investigators...
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