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	Congress, the Administration, and Kidney Care Community Must Further Improve Care for 30 Million Americans Opinion piece from The Hill. Related press release from Renal Care Partners. "In Congress, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate are working on an updated version of the 2018 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research & Treatment Act that will be introduced later this year." Editor's note: Again, no mention of renal rehabilitation. US nephrology is stuck in its thinking like polio doctors were back in the 1930s. What US dialysis care needs is an Elizabeth Kenny (ask Martin Sheen and Alan Alda).
	St. Francis Shuts Down Its Kidney Transplant Unit, Negatively Affecting Some Tulsans Article and video from KTUL.com (OK).
	Comparing the Effectiveness of Depression Treatments for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis Free, full-text, Summary for Patients from Annals of Internal Medicine.
	Comparative Cardiac Safety of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors among Individuals Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis Published Ahead of Print JASN abstract and editorial extract.
	Dialysis Modalities for the Management of Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury First Online abstract from Pediatric Nephrology.
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	Articles in Press Abstract from American Journal Of Kidney Diseases: Operationalizing Telehealth for Home Dialysis Patients in the United States Integrative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum to Impart Diagnostic Skills Relevant to Nephrology
	Most Important Prognostic Values to Predict Major Adverse Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Renal Events in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Including Hemodialysis for 2 Years Abstract from Cardiology.
	Cholecalciferol supplementation increases FGF23 in peritoneal dialysis patients with hypovitaminosis D: a randomized clinical trial First Online abstract from Journal of Nephrology.
	Study: Research Ties Common Heartburn Medications to Kidney Disease and Failure Press release from the University at Buffalo.

	CDC Cites Urgent Need to Expand HIV Testing, Treatment Article from HealthDay.
	People Don't Become 'Adults' Until Their 30s, Say Scientists Article from the BBC.

	CROWNWeb March Town Hall Registration Open Thu, March 28th 2019, 2:00 pm ET.
	MedPAC Issues March Report to Congress News brief from the American Hospital Association.

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