Research shows the presence of cloudy effluent in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis is highly predictive of vancomycin-sensitive infections. “Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective renal replacement therapy for the treatment of end-stage...
While rates of waitlisting after kidney transplant failure have risen, disparities based on race, ethnicity, and sex prolong wait times for a second transplant.
The following is a summary of “Risk of chronic kidney disease in individuals on lithium therapy in Iceland: a nationwide retrospective cohort study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Gislason et al. The link between lithium use and chronic...
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical...
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution.Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M...
While rates of waitlisting after kidney transplant failure have risen, disparities based on race, ethnicity, and sex prolong wait times for a second transplant.
The following is a summary of “Risk of chronic kidney disease in individuals on lithium therapy in Iceland: a nationwide retrospective cohort study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Gislason et al. The link between lithium use and chronic...
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical...
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution.Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M...
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