Implications of Value-Based Models in Kidney Care
The “Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative” aims to reduce the ESRD rate by 25% by 2030.
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Protecting Kidney Health in Distressing Times
Natural and man-made disasters have harmed individuals’ kidney health.
COVID-19 Research Effort Unprecedented
SARS-CoV-2 has become perhaps the most studied virus in history.
Time to End Structural Racism in Kidney Health
There is now little doubt that both the MDRD and CKD-EPI kidney function equations have contributed to structural racism in medicine and public health.
Should Active Surveillance for Cancer Be Rebranded?
While the idea of AS continues to slowly gain acceptance, most patients are easily moved toward treatment.
Health Care Interrupted: Research Frontiers Beckon
The answers to how clinical care was affected by the pandemic could change the practice of medicine.
Caregiver vs Care-Partner for Patients With CKD
Organizers of the 2021 World Kidney Day (WKD) on March 11, which had as its theme “Living Well with Kidney Disease,” describe the important role of “family members and other care partners”in helping patients with kidney disease. But what is the difference between a caregiver and a care-partner? A caregiver provides care for someone who…
World Kidney Day 2021: Living Well With Kidney Disease
The World Kidney Day Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease”.
The Pandemic: Urgency Again Propels Medical Research Into the Real World
Strong motivation often provides the push to translate investigational technologies into real-world clinical use. Case in point: messenger RNA vaccines.
Time to Say Goodbye to the DRE for Prostate Cancer Screening
With the advent of more reliable and accurate ways to screen for prostate cancer, such as PSA testing and prostate MRI, the authors argue that it is time to stop the “antiquated practice” of the digital rectal examination.
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