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En bloc renal hilar vascular staple ligation is as safe as conventional renal pedicle dissection and isolated staple ligation of the renal artery and vein

Review Deems En Bloc Ligation of Renal Hilum Safe

En bloc ligation as safe as conventional renal pedicle dissection and isolated vascular ligation
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced critical changes in its registration renewal process

DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process

The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
Healthy kidneys from elderly donors are often rejected

Old Age Should Not Exclude Deceased Organ Donation

Similar survival rates seen whether organ comes from 50-year-old or octogenarian
Outcomes-based pricing for novel and expensive biopharmaceuticals is supported in an Ideas and Opinions piece published online Dec. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Outcomes-Based Pricing Suggested for New, Costly Drugs

Strategy would compel manufacturers and insurers to share accountability for clinical outcomes
For midlife ovariectomized Long Evans rats

Duration of Estrogen Rx May Be Important Factor in Renal Health

Long-term estradiol treatment induced renal and cardiac hypertrophy, reduced glomerular filtration
Available evidence supports clinical decision-making by patients and doctors on whole dietary approaches in chronic kidney disease

Healthy Diet May Help Lengthen the Lives of CKD Patients

Study found eating lots of fruit, vegetables, fish, whole grains was linked to lower rate of early death
A vaccine made from patient-derived acute myeloid leukemia cells and dendritic cells can dramatically increase the chance of long-term survival against acute myeloid leukemia

Personalized Vaccine Effective Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Made by combining immune cells, cancer cells, it's kept some patients in remission for nearly five years
Urine haptoglobin is a novel biomarker for predicting kidney damage in patients with type 2 diabetes

Urine Haptoglobin Can Predict Kidney Damage in T2DM

Patients with haptoglobulinuria had elevated incidence of chronic renal insufficiency
The prevalence of disability is 2.7 percent among medical students at U.S. allopathic medical schools

Prevalence of Disability 2.7 Percent at U.S. Medical Schools

Most common disability is ADHD followed by learning disabilities and psychological disabilities
Specific learning interventions may improve emotional well-being among medical students

Learning Interventions Can Improve Med Student Well-Being

Environmental interventions such as pass/fail grading system, mental health programs beneficial