Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Infection Rates Vary by Country
Rates of peritonitis among patients on peritoneal dialysis, in episodes per patient-year, varied from 0.40 in Thailand to 0.26 in the United States, a study found.
Epidemiology
Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Lower in Coffee Drinkers
A recent meta-analysis found a significant 13% decreased risk of incident chronic kidney disease among coffee drinkers compared with nondrinkers.
Investigators Zero in on COVID-19 Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes
New studies characterize COVID-19 risk factors and outcomes and chronicle how healthcare providers and facilities are dealing with the pandemic.
Virtual Medicine Soars as Pandemic Rages on
The COVID-19 public health crisis could propel telemedicine into a more substantial role in clinical practice.
BPH Symptoms Worsen With Greater Daily Temperature Differences
Greater daily temperature differences, the average number of visits to emergency departments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia increase, according to a large study of Korean men.
Canned, Cooked Tomatoes May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
Consumption of canned and cooked tomatoes may be associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer (PCa), according to investigators. A prospective study of 27,934 Adventist men free of cancer at enrollment found that consumption of canned and cooked tomatoes 5 to 6 times a week was significantly associated with a 28% decreased risk of…
Kidney Cancer Risk Tied to Body Size in Early Life
Early life body size, including birth weight and overweight, may predict a person’s risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as adults, according to investigators. “Our findings indicate that RCC may originate earlier in life than previously thought and suggest that new explorations into the mechanisms underlying these associations should be undertaken,” a team led by…
Prostate Cancer Outcomes Not Worse in Blacks With Equal Access to Care
In a study of men receiving care for prostate cancer in the equal-access Veterans Affairs health system, blacks were less likely to have advanced disease and had lower 10-year cancer-specific mortality than non-Hispanic whites.
Incidence of High-Risk Prostate Cancer Increases With Age
Older men are more likely to be diagnosed with higher grade prostate cancer (PCa), investigators concluded in a recent paper published in Cancer. In a cross-sectional population-based study of 20,356 men diagnosed with PCa in Norway from 2014 to 2017, a team led by Tyler M. Seibert, MD, PhD, of the University of California San…
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Lower Kidney Disease Risk
Compared with never-drinkers, individuals who consumed 2 to 7, 8 to 14, and 15 or more drinks per week had significant 12%, 20%, 29%, and 23% decreased risks of incident chronic kidney disease, respectively, in adjusted analyses, according to a new report.
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