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May 2016 Briefing – Nephrology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for May 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants the food industry to voluntarily reduce the amount of sodium in processed and commercially prepared food.

FDA Urges Food Manufacturers to Reduce Sodium in Their Products

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Agency sets short- and long-term goals in effort to cut Americans' risk of hypertension, CVD, stroke
A new communication toolkit created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can help health care organizations and providers communicate with patients and families when harm occurs to patients.

AHRQ Communication Toolkit Can Help After Patient Harm Occurs

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Toolkit helps patients, families, clinicians, and administrators discuss what happened
The incidence of hip fracture and post-hip fracture mortality are increased for patients with non-dialysis-requiring chronic kidney disease

Hip Fracture Incidence Up With Non-Dialysis-Requiring CKD

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Increased age-standardized rates of hip fracture, post-hip fracture mortality, higher resource use
Recognizing the unique role of patients and their expertise within the physician-patient interaction can help to prevent non-adherence based on disagreement

Recognition of Patient Expertise Can Improve Adherence

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Recognizing patient expertise in treatment decision can prevent nonadherence based on disagreement
Uninsurance rates have decreased since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act

Remaining Uninsured May Be Difficult to Reach Via ACA

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Reaching the remaining uninsured may be difficult due to lack of Medicaid expansion on the state level
Many obese young adults in the United States don't know they're at increased risk for kidney disease

Too Few Obese Young Adults Know They Have Kidney Disease

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Not enough physicians warning patients of their risk for chronic kidney disease
The risk of major adverse cardiovascular events is increased with renal function decline

Renal Function Decline Linked to Major Adverse CV Events

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Renal function decline is independent factor for cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
For patients with severe acute kidney injury

Early Renal Replacement Therapy Ups Survival in Severe AKI

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Early versus delayed initiation linked to reduced mortality over 90 days in acute kidney injury
Precision cancer treatment that's guided by genetic clues from the patient's own tumor appears to improve outcomes

ASCO: Phase I Cancer Drug Trials Benefit From Precision Medicine

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Better outcomes for patients whose treatment is selected based on molecular characteristics of tumor