Acute kidney injury (AKI) has significant impact on mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients.A prospective controlled interventional pilot study composed of observation and intervention arms was run at two different...
Read MorePlant-based diets have been used with growing popularity for the treatment of a wide range of lifestyle-related diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. With the reinvigoration of the dietary management of...
Read MoreDespite growth in value-based payment, attributes of nephrology care associated with payer-defined value remains unexplored.Using national health insurance claims data from private preferred provider organization plans, we...
Read MoreThe rarity of pediatric glomerular disease makes it difficult to identify sufficient numbers of participants for clinical trials. This leaves limited data to guide improvements in care for these patients.The authors developed...
Read MoreOral sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO) may preserve kidney function in CKD, even if initiated when serum bicarbonate concentration is normal. Adequately powered trials testing this hypothesis have not been conducted, partly because the...
Read MoreAgency says it is still too early to know how severe this year’s flu season will be. MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Flu continues to spread throughout the United States and has reached elevated levels in...
Read MoreProgression-free survival longer in those receiving tivozanib as third- or fourth-line therapy MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, progression-free survival was...
Read MoreMortality rates significantly higher for territory-dwelling Hispanic and Asian dialysis patients THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing dialysis in the U.S. territories versus the 50 states,...
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Safety net-reliant patients more likely to initiate dialysis at nonprofit/independently owned facilities
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