Consensus Reached on MRI Role in PCa Focal Therapy
Template-guided saturation prostate biopsies are no longer necessary when high-quality state-of- the-art mpMRI is available
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Pre-Dialysis Conception May Improve Birth Rate
Starting dialysis after conception, not before, may improve birth rates in women with end-stage renal disease.
PCa Raises Melanoma Risk
Men with a history of prostate cancer are at increased risk of melanoma.
Placing Very Elderly Patients on RRT
As a venue for presenting important research on kidney disease to the world, Kidney Week never disappoints.
New Ablative Techniques in Urologic Oncology
Innovative approaches offer the potential for effective treatments to limited target areas with improved side effect profiles.
High Dietary Acid Load Predicts ESRD
Compared with subjects in the lowest tertile of net acid excretion, those in the middle and highest tertiles had a 3.0 times and 9.9 times increased risk.
TSPO Not Needed for Testosterone Production After All
Improved understanding of biosynthesis mechanisms will lead to better diagnoses and treatments for steroid hormone production disorders.
New CDC Tools Aim to Reduce Dialysis Infections
Agency releases a video, a poster, and a pocket guide to help providers and patients prevent development of infectious complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Statins May Protect Against Post-Op AKI
Patients whose statins were held in the 24 hours before cardiac surgery had higher levels of kidney injury biomarkers.
Patients Aged 75+ Have Poor Outcomes After Starting RRT
Study demonstrated six- and 12-month survival rates of 58% and 49%, respectively.
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