January 3, 2025
TOPLINE: A systematic analysis revealed eight distinct symptom clusters in patients with kidney failure, with gastrointestinal problems being the most frequent. Treatment strategies targeting symptom clusters […]
December 31, 2024
Even the highest-volume kidney transplant centers average fewer than two transplants a day, so conducting 10 in just 2 days is an extreme rarity. But that’s […]
December 26, 2024
TOPLINE: COVID-19 survivors show a more pronounced decline in kidney function than those who recover from pneumonia caused by other infections. This decline in kidney function, […]
December 19, 2024
As it stands in 2024, there’s virtually no field immune to, or untouched by, artificial intelligence (AI). In the 2 years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT into […]
December 10, 2024
TOPLINE: Compared with citizens, the number of undocumented immigrants added to the waitlist has doubled in the three US states with policies offering kidney transplant coverage, […]
December 5, 2024
An old adage physicians are taught is that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think of “horses,” not “zebras.” Instead of an unusual explanation for the […]
November 26, 2024
TOPLINE: The high incidence of acute hyponatremia after the administration of a single dose of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as ecstasy, in healthy individuals may be […]
November 21, 2024
TOPLINE: Denosumab treatment for osteoporosis raises the risk for hypocalcemia, which worsens with advancing stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), in those with CKD–Mineral and Bone […]
November 11, 2024
The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path […]