Patients who engage in light exercise while undergoing dialysis are physically fitter and are admitted to hospital less frequently than those who do not. These are the findings of a large-scale study conducted by a consortium ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Nieltje Gedney was half-asleep in her West Virginia home, watching murder mysteries over the hum of a bedside hemodialysis machine, when she felt something warm and wet in her armpit.
Jul 13, 2023
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Medicare coverage for cardiac rehabilitation for some people with heart failure was expanded almost a decade ago, and medical guidelines recommend it. Yet those who could benefit often don't get it, a new study finds.
Jul 13, 2023
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A study of hospitalized persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) found that acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function trajectory once difference in pre-hospitalization characteristically were ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Inflammation of the peritoneum (peritonitis) are as frequent as they are feared complications in peritoneal dialysis, a form of kidney replacement therapy for independent use at home. The bacteria responsible for the life-threatening ...
Jul 5, 2023
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In a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine, researchers have identified a biomarker found via a simple urine test that can be used to diagnose acute tubulointerstitial nephritis ...
Jul 5, 2023
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What happens after a first-time hospitalization for heart failure? While there are guidelines on optimal treatment of patients with heart failure, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that if those guidelines ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Peer support groups may be a patient-centered strategy to provide emotional support and camaraderie for undocumented immigrants with kidney failure, according to a study published online June 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 22, 2023
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A research team led by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has analyzed the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Austria for the first time. In addition to identifying clear regional differences, ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the overexpression of a transcription factor prevented bone loss in mouse models of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in the Journal of ...
Jun 5, 2023
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