Medical research
Coming soon: A wearable artificial kidney?
Someday, dialysis patients might free themselves of clunky machines, moving about with a "wearable artificial kidney" instead.
Jun 7, 2016
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News tagged with dialysis patients
Cardiology
Recent improvement in heart failure process of care measures
(HealthDay)—Adherence to heart failure process of care measures has improved significantly over the last 10 years for patients with acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and end-stage ...
May 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HPV vaccine effective in youth with kidney disease, but less so in those with a kidney transplant
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination stimulates robust and sustained immune responses in girls and young women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis, but less optimal responses to the vaccine were observed ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dialysis of little benefit to elderly end-stage renal disease patients
(HealthDay)—Dialysis does not significantly improve survival for elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to research published online March 17 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Mar 21, 2016
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Survival benefit for kidneys from incompatible living donors
(HealthDay)—In what researchers are calling a possible "paradigm shift," a new study shows kidney disease patients may live longer if they receive a transplant from an incompatible living donor rather than wait for a good ...
Mar 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report identifies positive news on kidney disease in the US, yet challenges remain
The annual data report from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) reveals both positive and negative trends in kidney disease in the U.S.
Jan 18, 2016
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Health
Nutritional vitamin D supplements do not help treat anemia in dialysis patients
There is no role for nutritional vitamin D supplements in treating anemia in patients on hemodialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
Dec 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dietary cocoa flavanols improve blood vessel function in patients with kidney dysfunction
Consuming a beverage containing cocoa flavanols improves blood vessel function in patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity protects dialysis patients with chronic inflammation
A high body mass index (BMI) is linked to longer survival terms for several chronic serious diseases. A large European epidemiological study now shows that the protective effect does not apply to all patients with a high ...
Nov 16, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Racial disparities exist in end-of-life care for dialysis patients
While end-of-life care in hospice settings is growing rapidly in the United States, substantial, unexplained racial disparities exist among dialysis patients. The findings come from a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney ...
Nov 7, 2015
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