Heart Stent Patients on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk
Researchers at Mayo Clinic studied over 15,000 patients who received heart stents to open blocked arteries, comparing those with healthy kidneys to those on …
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Special Care Plan Helps Cancer Patients Feel Better and Stronger
Researchers tested a new care plan for people with a serious blood cancer called multiple myeloma who also have kidney problems. The plan combined special …
Read MoreRare Kidney Disease Found After Transplant Surgery
A 46-year-old woman received a kidney transplant but developed unexpected problems shortly after surgery. Doctors discovered she had a rare inherited condition …
Read MoreHow Community Health Workers Help Latino Dialysis Patients Feel Better
A new study looked at how Latino people with kidney failure experienced help from community health workers—people from their own communities trained to provide …
Read MoreNew Clue Found in Why Kidney Patients Have High Hormone Levels
Researchers studied 650 patients on kidney dialysis and found that a chemical called glycerol-3-phosphate (G-3-P) is much higher in their blood than in healthy …
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