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Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer.

8 Apr 2022

Examining hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Francesca Di Mario, about hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients suffering from acute kidney injuries and discusses how Nova Biomedical instruments are utilized in her work.

From Nova Biomedical 6 Apr 2022

Effectiveness of a 'test-and-treat' approach for identification and treatment of vitamin D insufficiency for prevention of COVID-19

Researchers determined the impact of vitamin D status in preventing all-cause acute respiratory infection and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

25 Mar 2022

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist use linked to improved renal prognosis in CKD patients

Just as a water filtration system acts to filter contaminants from the water you drink, your kidneys act to filter waste and excess fluid from your blood.

24 Mar 2022

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers compare the impact of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in hemodialysis patients by measuring antibody levels and IFN-γ responses.

23 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among dialysis patients during Omicron surge

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server evaluated the antibody responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients receiving hemodialysis.

22 Mar 2022

Characteristics of super-spreaders of novel coronaviruses

Researchers conducted a systematic review to evaluate the characteristics of super-spreaders of three novel coronaviruses that caused SARS, MERS, and COVID-19.

18 Mar 2022

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Imagine if the real cost to society of the food you buy at the grocery store was built right into each product's price. Everything with added sugar would cost a whole lot more, according to University of Alberta researchers in a new study in The Canadian Journal of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

Implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system led to increase in kidney transplantation referrals

A study of patients initiating dialysis during 2012-2016 at nine transplant centers in the Southeastern US found that dialysis facilities referred more incident patients and transplant centers evaluated more incident patients following implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system (KAS) but fewer evaluated patients were placed onto the waitlist.

14 Mar 2022

Study shows vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and severe disease in dialysis patients

Multiple studies have shown that individuals with kidney failure who are undergoing dialysis mount weaker antibody responses after COVID-19 vaccination than people in the general population, but new research indicates that these individuals' immune responses are still capable of protecting against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19.

10 Mar 2022

Pioneering kidney disease research at Leicester receives a major boost on World Kidney Day

Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day (10th March 2022) following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.

10 Mar 2022

New guidelines outline physical activities that are safe for dialysis patients

On dialysis for kidney failure and assume swimming or sit ups are out of the question? Think again. New international guidelines have been released on the eve of Kidney Health Week showing how important it is for dialysis patients to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives.

8 Mar 2022

New dialysis system shows ability to make sterile, medical grade water at the point-of-care

Findings from preliminary tests of a new dialysis system have confirmed its ability to make sterile, medical grade water to provide an affordable, accessible home-based treatment option for patients with kidney failure.

27 Feb 2022

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

A newly launched startup is building upon innovations developed over several years at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Brigham) to engineer functional kidney tissue for renal repair and replacement therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

Researchers examined systemic B and T cell responses 16 weeks after BNT162b2 vaccination, and the potency of vaccine-induce neutralizing antibodies, in hemodialysis patients and healthcare workers with no comorbidities.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers analyze the use of palliative care for hospitalized patients with both AKI and COVID-19

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of COVID-19 and is associated with a higher risk of death. A new study published in CJASN has examined the use of palliative care in patients with COVID-19 and AKI.

24 Feb 2022

Study shows how neighborhood-level social vulnerability impacts COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes

COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital, and how much care they needed once they were there.

21 Feb 2022

Treatment with direct-acting antivirals reduces emergency visits, hospitalizations among hepatitis C patients

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System, as part of a national hepatitis C collaborative, report that patients with chronic hepatitis C who are treated with direct-acting antiviral medicines are less likely to be hospitalized or seek emergency care for liver and non-liver related health issues.

21 Feb 2022

First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Researchers revealed the co-infection of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in two epidemiologically unrelated patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and requiring hemodialysis

17 Feb 2022

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

Examining hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Effectiveness of a 'test-and-treat' approach for identification and treatment of vitamin D insufficiency for prevention of COVID-19

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist use linked to improved renal prognosis in CKD patients

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among dialysis patients during Omicron surge

Characteristics of super-spreaders of novel coronaviruses

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system led to increase in kidney transplantation referrals

Study shows vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and severe disease in dialysis patients

Pioneering kidney disease research at Leicester receives a major boost on World Kidney Day

New guidelines outline physical activities that are safe for dialysis patients

New dialysis system shows ability to make sterile, medical grade water at the point-of-care

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

Researchers analyze the use of palliative care for hospitalized patients with both AKI and COVID-19

Study shows how neighborhood-level social vulnerability impacts COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes

Treatment with direct-acting antivirals reduces emergency visits, hospitalizations among hepatitis C patients

First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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