Nephrology
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Thyroid Hormone Replacement Benefits Subset of CKD Patients
Major Finding: During a mean follow-up of 34.8 months, the overall rate of decline in estimated GFR was significantly greater among chronic kidney...
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Longer antibiotics don't lessen men's UTI recurrence rate
Major Finding: The rates of early and late UTI recurrences were not lower for patients who received longer (more than 7 days) courses of...
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Mortality Rates Stable After Bundled Dialysis Payments
Major Finding: The mortality of dialysis patients ranged from 1.5% to 2% per month, or close to 20% per year, while about 15% of dialysis patients...
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ICDs' Role Remains Uncertain in CKD Patients
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Nongonococcal urethritis: Time to ditch azithromycin?
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Sugary Beverages Linked to Kidney Stone Formation
Major Finding: Consumption of sugar-sweetened cola was significantly associated with kidney stone formation (hazard ratio, 1.07 for 1 drink/week;...
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Healthy Lifestyle Cut Cardiac Risks in CKD
Major Finding: Men and women with chronic kidney disease who had a healthy lifestyle score of 1 based on a three-point scale had a 35% reduced...
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Kidneys Benefited From Everolimus After Liver Transplant
Major Finding: At 2 years in the intent-to-treat population, the groups had similar rates of the composite primary end point of treated biopsy-...
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ACE Inhibitors Up Mortality Risk When Given Prior to Scleroderma Renal Crisis
Major Finding: ACE inhibitor exposure prior to SRC, compared with no such exposure, was found to be associated with significantly increased risk...
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Sildenafil Protects Sexual Function Following Prostate Radiation
Major Finding: Overall total International Index of Erectile Function scores were significantly higher among men who took sildenafil at 6 (P = ....
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Kidney Disease a Risk Factor for Death in Pregnancy
Major Finding: Pregnant women with kidney disease had a significantly increased risk of death (OR, 3.38), preterm delivery (OR, 1.95), delivery...