Diagnostic Imaging Down With High Deductible Health Plans
Patients may not be equipped to discern which tests are medically necessary
Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias
Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Rising in Teens, Blacks
Researchers also report growing number of cases among women and children
Online Tool Helps Predict Odds of Kidney Failure in CKD Patients
New risk calculator estimates who will need dialysis in two to five years
Even Small Decline in Kidney Function Tied to CVD Risk
Associated with an increase in the mass of the left ventricle
ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Jan. 7-9
The ASCO 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from Jan. 7...
Dosing Errors Occur Frequently in Patients With Renal Failure
Primary factor for nonadherence to renal dosing is characteristics of medical institution
Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease
While study can't prove cause-and-effect, increasing damage seen as dose rises
U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Down 23 Percent Since 1991
That translates to an additional 1.7 million survivors
ASCO: Cabozantinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in RCC
Improvements seen across patient subgroups defined by risk category, tumor burden, prior therapy
