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Patients who progress on bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy to muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) have worse outcomes than patients with de novo MIBC and warrant neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), according to investigators. In a review of 801…
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule.…
Air pollution is associated with increased risks of acute rejection, graft loss, and death in kidney transplant recipients, a new national study finds. Ambient air pollution containing fine particulate matter of 2.5 μm or less…
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is associated with improved cancer-specific survival compared with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) among men with high-risk prostate cancer, a new study finds. Investigators led by Francesco Chierigo, MD, of Policlinico San…
A Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) committee has released a new 2021 clinical practice guideline that updates their 2012 recommendations for the management of lupus nephritis (LN) and other glomerular diseases. The new guideline…
The COVID-19 pandemic and difficulty in hiring staff have led to an increase in the outsourcing of medical billing, according to some industry experts. Although enlisting the services of outside firms can be an attractive…
Dialysis facilities in Louisiana again had to swing into emergency mode to ensure continuity of patient care during a major hurricane and its aftermath. This time, it was Hurricane Ida that caused widespread flooding, power…
Dialysis facilities in Louisiana again had to swing into emergency mode to ensure continuity of patient care during a major hurricane and its aftermath. This time, it was Hurricane Ida that caused widespread flooding, power…
Home hemodialysis (HHD) treatment failure is associated with increased mortality, a new study finds. Of 19,306 patients receiving hemodialysis in the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) registry from 2005 to 2015, a…
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic is hastening the retirement of many health care providers. The United States now faces acute shortages of physicians, nurses, and medical assistants, putting medical practices in an unprecedented situation.New data published…
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