Ordering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic order programmed into the electronic medical record that doctors may cancel if they choose—is an effective strategy to give more hospitalized patients ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 10% of adults worldwide. Mental health is an important yet under-recognized issue in patients with CKD. Depression is common and related to poor prognosis in CKD patients, but ...
Jan 12, 2024
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A study by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland has found high rates of anemia among patients in the Irish health system, while screening for common causes was found to be low.
Jan 11, 2024
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Almost 30% of the patients in a pilot program for those with psoriasis that was devised by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were identified as having undiagnosed, elevated ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Danny Blom researched advanced models and their impact on the practice of kidney exchange.
Dec 21, 2023
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Transplant recipients, especially those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), have an increased risk for vitiligo, according to a brief report published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Dermatology.
Dec 21, 2023
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For patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-white mean living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rate ratios (RRs), according to a study published ...
Dec 21, 2023
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With SARS-COV-2 infection rates rising again, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Yale physicians have built a tool to help answer these questions.
Dec 19, 2023
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Renal dysfunction, especially chronic kidney disease, is the biggest risk factor of mortality among thrombolysed stroke patients, according to a retrospective cohort observational study published in Medicine.
Dec 13, 2023
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body—a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes.
Dec 8, 2023
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