Ketogenic diet interventions (KDIs)—which, instead of drawing fuel from glucose obtained from carbohydrates, drive the body to use ketone bodies produced by the liver from stored fat—limit protein intake, and some studies have...
For patients undergoing maintenance dialysis, hurricane exposure is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Matthew F. Blum, MD, and colleagues...
Better cognitive function and QOL were observed in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) with maintained residual kidney function (RKF), according to a study published in BMC Nephrology. Additionally, Mohammed K. Nassar, MD, and...
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the authors equate teaching future doctors about “diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies” to “political re-education” and “wokeness.” They claim that “hyper-class and -racial...