Alkaline Phosphatase, Mortality Linked
A study of patients seeking care at an inner-city clinic showed that higher levels of alkaline phosphatase and phosphate are associated with increased mortality.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
High-Dose Statin Therapy Has Expanded Benefits
Patients with both heart disease and CKD experience decreased risk of cardiovascular events.
Florida Surgeon Fined for Removing Wrong Organ
The Florida Board of Medicine has fined a Broward County, Fla., surgeon $5,000 for removing a healthy kidney from an 83-year-old patient instead of taking out his gallbladder, the Miami Herald reported.
Las Vegas Physician Indicted Following Hepatitis Outbreak
The physician owner of a Las Vegas area endoscopy clinic and two nurse anesthetists were indicted on 28 felony counts stemming from a 2008 hepatitis outbreak caused by the reuse of syringes and endoscopy scopes.
Practice Environment Is On The Decline in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) released its 2010 Physician Practice Environment Index, and the outlook was not good.
Hospital Not Liable for Kidney Transplant Cancer Death
Physicians at a New York hospital have been found not liable for the death of a 37-year old man who died from cancer and receiving a kidney from a woman who had uterine cancer.
Electronic Records May Help Improve BP Control
NEW YORK—New findings suggest that electronic health records (EHR) with special features for managing hypertension may be highly beneficial in improving BP control.
Metallic Ureteral Stents Found Superior
These devices improved patient quality of life significantly better than conventional plastic stents.
More Bladder Cancer Is Metastatic at Diagnosis
BARCELONA—Researchers have documented a small but significant stage migration in metastatic bladder cancer between 1988 and 2006.
Uric Acid May Have a Role in CKD Development
Higher serum uric acid (SUA) levels may independently contribute to the development of CKD, data suggest.
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