Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Higher in the ‘Stroke Belt’
In a novel finding, living in the southeastern United States is an independent risk factor for new-onset CKD.
In a novel finding, living in the southeastern United States is an independent risk factor for new-onset CKD.
Data suggest that 125 men active surveillance would need to receive initial treatment to prevent 1 prostate cancer death at 10 years.
A growing body of evidence links exposure to fine particulate matter to adverse kidney outcomes.
A greater proportion of younger adults are at risk under the age-adapted CKD classification system.
Each 10% increase in PSA screening rates was significantly associated with a 9% decrease in the metastatic prostate cancer rates, according to a study of VA medical centers.
Girls with glomerular disease have a 1.6-fold greater likelihood of experiencing a fracture of any type compared with girls in the general pediatric population, data show.
Greater effort should be directed at detecting and aggressively treating prostate cancer metastasis earlier, an approach made possible with the advent of highly sensitive and specific molecular imaging techniques and potent anticancer agents.
Kidney stone prevalence has been on the rise for decades, but kidney stone specialists predict higher worldwide temperatures brought on by human activity will exacerbate the trend.
Cancer developed in 22% of patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at ages 50 to 80 years, which is higher than the lifetime risk of cancer in the general population, according to investigators.
A study of US adults demonstrated that gout is significantly more common among Black vs White individuals, with the racial disparity possibly explained by diet, social determinants of health, and chronic kidney disease.