Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding diabetic kidney disease
March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about diabetic kidney disease.
Mar 17, 2022
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COVID-19 vaccination protects adults on dialysis against infection and severe disease
Multiple studies have shown that individuals with kidney failure who are undergoing dialysis mount weaker antibody responses after COVID-19 vaccination than people in the general population, but new research indicates that ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Critically ill COVID patients with acute kidney injury more likely to die than those with pre-existing chronic disease
New research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), held online this year, suggests that among COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive ...
Dec 18, 2021
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What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
Jun 16, 2020
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Are kidney transplant patients at higher risk? The European experience
Experience throughout the world, including in Europe, shows that advanced age is the most important risk factor for death in COVID-19: people aged over 70 years are over 10 times more likely to die compared to those aged ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Many patients with kidney failure regret initiating dialysis
Results from a new study indicate that many patients with kidney failure regret initiating dialysis, and those who choose dialysis to please their doctors or family members may be more likely to experience regret. The findings ...
Jun 4, 2020
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How do outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest differ in patients treated with dialysis?
A new study indicates that there are opportunities to improve the quality of care for patients on dialysis who experience cardiac arrest while in the hospital, but survival rates are similar for these patients compared with ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Racial/ethnic differences in mortality for dialysis patients in US territories and states
A recent analysis found differences in mortality rates for various racial/ethnic groups among patients undergoing dialysis in the U.S. territories vs. the 50 U.S. states. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Kidney failure patients' advance directives are often inadequate
In a recent study, nearly half of kidney failure patients receiving dialysis had advance directives outlining their preferences related to end-of-life care, but only a very small minority of these directives addressed the ...
Nov 17, 2016
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How have changes in the use of anemia drugs affected dialysis patients?
A new study examines whether recent changes in the use of anemia drugs for patients on dialysis have contributed to changes in rates of death or cardiovascular events. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the ...
Feb 25, 2016
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