Targeted Prophylaxis Before Prostate Biopsy Cuts Sepsis Risk
Antibiotics selected based on results of pre-biopsy rectal swab cultures.
Antibiotics selected based on results of pre-biopsy rectal swab cultures.
The drugs do not appear to prevent progression to ESRD, new meta-analysis finds.
Any baldness is associated with a 56% higher risk of dying from the malignancy.
At 7 years after kidney transplantation, belatacept recipients had lower risks of death and graft loss than those treated with cyclosporine.
Researchers identified the association in a cohort of older patients with reduced ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction.
The more frail the patient, the greater the likelihood of complications, such as hospital readmission and blood transfusion.
In a phase 2 trial, etelcalcitide, a novel peptide agonist of the calcium-sensing receptor, significantly reduced parathyroid hormone levels.
Study shows benefit of initiating epoetin beta therapy at hemoglobin levels not less than 10 g/dL in non-dialysis CKD patients.
Many men are unaware of erectile function recovery time and problems with ejaculation.
Serum total and free testosterone declined in men on hemodialysis who received a 6-month course of the drug for secondary hyperparathyroidism.