Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Persist Despite Equal-Access Care
Equal access to care may not be sufficient to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in prostate cancer care, according to investigators.
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Kidney Transplant Recipients Susceptible to COVID-19 Variants Despite Vaccination
Vaccinated kidney transplant recipients show impaired neutralization against emerging COVID-19 variants of concern.
FDA Okays COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot for Immunocompromised Patients
An appropriate vaccination strategy will follow.
Low Potassium Dialysate May Improve Inpatient Survival in End-Stage Kidney Disease
Modifying the potassium concentration used for dialysis may decrease mortality risk among hospitalized patients with end-stage kidney disease and severe hyperkalemia, according to investigators.
Dietary Fiber Intake Associated With Reduced Uremic Toxins
Patient characteristics, such as dialysis use and diabetes status, appeared to be influential factors.
Placebo Response Significant in Overactive Bladder
The placebo response is statistically, and possibly clinically, significant in patients with OAB, according to authors of a new systematic review.
Kidney Stones Associated With Osteoporosis, Fractures
Bone loss in patients with kidney stone disease, particularly in men, has been underappreciated in clinical practice, according to investigators.
Zinc Deficiency May Up Infection-Related Hospitalizations in Advanced CKD
Nearly 80% of patients in a recent study had very low serum zinc values, which raises concern for the advanced CKD population at large, according to investigators.
Histologic Basis of COVID-19-Associated Nephropathy Characterized
Biopsy results support a SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism in both proximal and distal tubules, according to the investigators, despite the absence of definitive ultrastructural evidence.
Intensive Urate-Lowering May Protect Kidneys in Type 2 Diabetes
The effects of combined verinurad and febuxostat treatment were independent of blood pressure.
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