U.S. Spends Twice As Much for Similar Health Care Utilization
U.S. has higher administrative and pharmaceutical costs than 10 other high-income countries
Three-Pronged Approach Can Improve Physician Engagement
Strategy used by one practice improved physician engagement and relieved burnout
Patients With CKD Face High Symptom Burden at End of Life
Findings based on a small study tracking patients with chronic kidney disease in the last year of life
Doctors Facing Challenge to Help Needy While Protecting Practices
Many practices are finding it difficult to maintain their viability while caring for patients who can't pay
No Link Found Between Marijuana Use, Kidney Function
Researchers compared current and past marijuana use to never users
2005 to 2015 Saw Drop in Living Kidney Donation Among Men
Incidence of donation stable in women but decreased among men; income tied to changes in donation
Prophylaxis Can Prevent HCV Infection in Kidney Recipients
With direct-acting antivirals, no adverse events seen when kidneys came from HCV-infected donors
February 2018 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for February 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Conventional Hemodialysis Induces Drop in Cerebral Blood Flow
Global CBF declined significantly by 10 percent from before the start to the end of hemodialysis
New Risk Score Assesses Stroke Risk After MI Without A-Fib
Model includes age, Killip class, hypertension history to estimate risk in those without atrial fibrillation
