Nephrology
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TNFR1 shown as marker for mortality risk in type 2 diabetes with kidney disease
Major finding: Increased rate of death correlated with increased rates of TNFR1 across quartiles: 4.7% patient years; 7.7%; 9.3%; 15.9%.Data...
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Managing acute pyelonephritis during pregnancy
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Positive surgical margins do not independently predict prostate cancer mortality
Major finding: Positive surgical margins were not significantly associated with prostate cancer–specific mortality within 15 years of radical...
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Maintenance percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation improved bladder symptoms in MS
Major finding: 74 of 83 patients (89%) reported at least 50% improvement after 12 weekly sessions of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation.
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Bladder incontinence up 43% in elderly since 1992
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Injectable testosterone approved for hypogonadism, with REMS addressing risks
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Two studies: Preimplant kidney biopsy doesn’t predict organ viability
Major finding: In one study, biopsy findings from donor kidneys did not correlate with performance of the allografts after transplantation, and in...