The trend could be a response to cases of transplant-related HIV transmission in November 2007.

Nephrologists and other renal care professionals faced formidible obstacles in treating individuals with earthquake-related kidney injuries.

The associated cost is a potential reason for undertreatment.

NEW ORLEANS—Acute renal failure (ARF) induced by pathogenic light chains can be the first presenting sign of multiple myeloma, and prompt treatment of the malignancy is critical to reversing renal damage, according to a study presented by European investigators at the American Society of Hematology 51st annual meeting.

Single-surgeon series shows it can decrease operative time compared with traditional procedures.

Experimental immunotherapy prolonged survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant disease .

SAN DIEGO—Lanthanum carbonate stops progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients, preliminary data from a small pilot study suggest.

Radiation plus chemotherapy before surgery in men with high-risk prostate cancer boosts negative margin rate.

LYON, FRANCE—Israeli researchers have reported promising preliminary results using low-intensity shock wave therapy to treat vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED).

PHILADELPHIA—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is more common in patients with rheumatic disease—especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—than in the general population, according to new findings by an Irish research team.