Update on Bladder Cancer Risk Factors
Emerging evidence links bladder cancer to pelvic radiation therapy, dietary factors, and gene-environment interactions.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Cytoreductive Nephrectomy May Improve Quality of Life
With effective modern systemic therapies for metastatic RCC, how cytoreductive nephrectomy affects quality of life has become an increasingly relevant question, according to investigators.
Factors Related to Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life Studied in Gout
Factors associated with changes in disease-specific and generic health-related quality of life were identified among patients with gout in primary care.
Regular, Short Breaks From Sitting Aid Cardiometabolic Markers
Breaks every 30 minutes for five minutes may be enough to improve glycemic responses
Social Frailty Linked to Worse Outcomes for Elderly Heart Failure Patients
Social frailty linked to composite of all-cause death, cardiovascular events among elderly hospitalized heart failure patients
Model With Lifestyle, Health Behavior Information Predicts CKD
Model can predict chronic kidney disease for individuals with and those without baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate measure
Two-Thirds of Older Adults Use Integrative Medicine Strategies
Only 18% of older adults had talked to a health care provider about integrative medicine strategies
Receipt of Hospice With Dialysis Varies by Payer in the VA System
Under Medicare, patients with kidney failure often must choose between continuing dialysis or enrolling in hospice.
Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Had No Effect on Kidney Function in Diabetes
The finding is from a post hoc analysis of the Action for Health in Diabetes study.
Trajectories of CKD Symptoms May Predict Later Health Outcomes
Participants with worse symptoms score and in worsening trajectory group had worse quality of life, higher risk for kidney replacement therapy
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