Pediatric Kidney Transplant Rate Lower at For-Profit Dialysis Facilities
Dialysis facility profit status was associated with longer time to waitlisting and kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
Dialysis facility profit status was associated with longer time to waitlisting and kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is not current recommended for patients with CKD stage 4 or 5, but low-dose regimens could avoid adverse events, according to the authors of a recent editorial.
Sugar-sweetened beverages are a frequently consumed ultra-processed food group.
Nutritional therapy is an essential part of CKD management.
A round up of studies suggests it is difficult to increase serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels enough to effectively lower elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in overweight patients with chronic kidney disease.
Patients’ life expectancy should be considered when deciding whether to intensify hypertension treatment, according to investigators.
Racial disparity in the use of emerging diagnostic technologies may widen gaps in cancer treatment and outcomes, according to investigators.
The perioperative period is receiving increased attention as a platform to inhibit cancer progression, according to investigators.
Affordability of SGLT2i may contribute to the low prescription rate in CKD.
Progression on bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) likely represents a biologically aggressive disease state as well as diagnostic delay, according to investigators.