Nephrology
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Beta-blockers had no impact on CKD mortality
Major Finding: Beta-blocker use was not associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted HR of 1.14; P = .07) in patients with...
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Exercise intervention boosted walking in CKD patients
Major Finding: After 12 weeks, patients in the exercise intervention group had a 19% improvement in the 6-minute walk test and a 29% improvement...
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Certain Factors Predict Dialysis Patients' Return to Work
Major Finding: Compared with dialysis patients who reported being unable to work, a higher proportion of those who were able to work met the...
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Metabolic bone disease markers poor in CKD patients with HF
Major Finding: The adjusted mean for serum calcium was significantly lower in patients with heart failure at each CKD stage, while the adjusted...
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Medicare policy change led to higher drug spending
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Thyroid Hormone Replacement Benefits Subset of CKD Patients
Major Finding: During a mean follow-up of 34.8 months, the overall rate of decline in estimated GFR was significantly greater among chronic kidney...
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Longer antibiotics don't lessen men's UTI recurrence rate
Major Finding: The rates of early and late UTI recurrences were not lower for patients who received longer (more than 7 days) courses of...
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Mortality Rates Stable After Bundled Dialysis Payments
Major Finding: The mortality of dialysis patients ranged from 1.5% to 2% per month, or close to 20% per year, while about 15% of dialysis patients...
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Death follows a normal EKG ...Kidney failure after multiple meds
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Sugary Beverages Linked to Kidney Stone Formation
Major Finding: Consumption of sugar-sweetened cola was significantly associated with kidney stone formation (hazard ratio, 1.07 for 1 drink/week;...