Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) are associated with profound alterations in the immune system, particularly affecting T lymphocytes. The decline in renal function ...
Nephrology care in the United States plays a critical role in managing chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, and dialysis-dependent patients. As treatment demands increase, nephrology pract ...
A few years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a big experiment. The agency wanted to see if financial incentives and penalties would improve care for people with end-stage ...
Daily treatment with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist flopped for reducing serious cardiac events in kidney failure patients on maintenance dialysis, a randomized trial found. Among over 2,500 ...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ...