Nephrologists Woefully Underpaid in U.S vs. Canada
This higher level of dialysis care in Canada is partly owed to substantially higher reimbursement fees for nephrologists.
Commentary
Why Not A Federal Medical License?
When we move from one state to another, typically we must obtain a driver’s license from the state to which we are relocating.
Medical Research and the Federal Shutdown
After the end of 16-day federal shutdown in October, media headlines touted the financial impact on America and the cost of restarting the government.
Genetic Risk and PCa Treatment: A New Era Dawning
For men at risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa), prophylactic prostatectomy seems almost irrational for several reasons
Self-Cannibalizing for Peritoneal Dialysis Growth?
In the nephrology community, there have been heightened discussions and apparent enthusiasm about the revival of PD as the prototype for home dialysis.
Hemoglobin Levels Fall, Transfusions On the Rise
Two studies presented at the recent NKF Spring Clinical Meetings provide more evidence of a trend toward decreasing use of ESAs and decreasing hemoglobin levels.
Reflections on the EAU Annual Congress
Having just returned from the always-stimulating European Association of Urology annual congress, I’d like to share a few impressions.
Why Not 24/7 Dialysis Urgent Care?
Almost half a million Americans depend on chronic dialysis therapy to survive.
Physicians: Managers of Risk
Physicians are more often defined by their ability to diagnose, treat, and research a disease than their willingness to manage its spectrum of risk.
The Rise of the Coffee Shop Doctor
How often have you met for business in a Starbucks, Coffee Bean, or any other coffee shop?
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