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HIPAA Compliance Read timely articles on various issues related to keeping protected health information secure.
Drug Information Search a comprehensive drug database for prescribing and other information on more than 4000 drugs.
Nocturnal Polyuria Highly Prevalent in the US By one measure, nocturnal polyuria was present in 39.1% of men and 49.9% of women, a study found. Pandemic’s Legacy: Innovations in Cancer Care and Research What clinicians have learned from their experiences during the COVID-19 crisis may change how they manage patients.
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Hospitalizations May Predict ESKD Risk Intermediate and high utilizers have a 1.5- and 1.8-fold higher risk of end-stage kidney disease compared with low utilizers, data show.
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Living Donor Transplantation Declining The proportion of patients undergoing living donor kidney transplantation decreased from 37% in 2010 to 29% in 2019, according to the investigators.
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Switching to Twice-Weekly HD Can Be Done Safely Converting selected patients from thriceweekly to twice-weekly hemodialysis resulted in no significant changes in potassium, phosphorus, hemoglobin, or parathyroid hormone levels, a study found.
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Metformin Possibly Beneficial in Advanced Prostate Cancer In a randomized controlled trial, use of the drug in combination with standard of care delayed development of castrationresistant disease.
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Obesity May Lower mCRPC Death Risk A study found that obesity was significantly associated with a 29% and 35% decreased risk of all-cause and cancer-specific mortality.
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Intradialytic Cycling Has CV Benefits In a study, exercise cycling during hemodialysis sessions was associated with a reduction in left ventricular mass.
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CALENDAR American Urological Association Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada September 10–13 International Continence Society Annual Meeting Melbourne, Australia October 12–15 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting Chicago, IL October 24–27 American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week San Diego, CA November 2–7 Large Urology Group Practice Association Annual Meeting Chicago, IL November 12–13 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting Orlando, FL December 1–3
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From the Editor The pandemic has opened new research frontiers
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News in Brief Burnout afflicts 47% of urology residents
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Ethical Issues in Medicine Promote a “just culture” to improve patient safety
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Practice Management Bluetooth-connected devices are a potential target for hackers
