Shawn M. Carter
Online Content Editor at Nephrology News & Issues
Deputy editor, Forbes Health (@healthonforbes) Previously: @CNBC/@FoxBusiness/@GoHealio. Views, my own. Reach out at [email protected].
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Shawn M. Carter
Key takeaways: The tacrolimus group had a 1.86-fold higher rate of relapse-free survival vs. those assigned mycophenolate mofetil. The annual relapse rate was lower for children assigned tacrolimus vs. mycophenolate mofetil. The immunosuppressant drug tacrolimus may significantly improve relapse-free survival vs. mycophenolate mofetil for children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome, according to study data.
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2 weeks ago |
healio.com | Shawn M. Carter
Training time, compensation among barriers to transplant fellowship pursuit Add topic to email alerts Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on Chronic Kidney Disease. Subscribe You've successfully added Chronic Kidney Disease to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email AlertsBack to Healio We were unable to process your request. Please try again later.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | Shawn M. Carter
Key takeaways:Patients with a family history of diabetes had a threefold higher risk for diabetes-related comorbidities. These patients also had a 48% increased risk for cancer and a 69% increase in CVD risk. A family history of diabetes may be linked to chronic kidney disease progression, whereas family history of kidney disease does not correlate with disease advancement, according to published data.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | Shawn M. Carter
Key takeaways:Common peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis barriers included equipment storage issues. Struggles with machine setup were also an obstacle to home care. LAS VEGAS — Education and training can encourage home dialysis uptake for pediatric patients and enable more successful transitions to home care, according to a speaker here.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | Shawn M. Carter
Key takeaways:Stable weight, unintentional weight loss and weight gain were associated with lower odds of waitlisting for frail candidates with obesity. Weight change did not affect waitlisting for non-frail candidates. Unintentional weight loss prior to kidney transplant evaluation may be linked to lower listing odds and higher waitlist mortality for frail patients with obesity, a study found.
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