News Features
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020
Late Breaking News
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine Did Not Prevent Coronavirus in Health Care Workers
Article from The Hill.
News Headlines
- Medtronic to Acquire Avenu Medical
Press release. Avenu’s Ellipsys Vascular Access System bears the CE Mark for distribution in the European Union and is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- Airline Industry’s Health Could Determine Success Rate for Organ Donors
Article from PRI. - Treatment of COVID-19 Atypical Pneumonia by Early Tocilizumab Administration in “Non-Critically-ill” Patients on Hemodialysis
Free, full-text, Online First article from Journal of Nephrology. - Beta Blockers Reduce Death Risk in Patients with Heart Failure Initiating Dialysis
Press release from the National Kidney Foundation. Article in Press abstract from the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Serum Prealbumin and Echocardiography Parameters Predict Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Free, full-text, New Online article from Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. - The Novel Use of the Haemodialysis Reliable Outflow Graft (HeRo®) in Intestinal Failure Patients with End-Stage Vascular Access
Free, full-text, OnlineFirst article from the Journal of Vascular Access. - Transitioning to Home Dialysis
43-minute KidneyTalk podcast from Renal Support Network. - Development of a Psychosocial Intervention To Support Informal Caregivers of People with End-Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Haemodialysis
Free, Open Access article from BMC Nephrology. - Early Change in Albuminuria with Canagliflozin Predicts Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial
Published Ahead of Print JASN abstract. - Assessment of Prescription Analgesic Use in Older Adults With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease and Outcomes
Full-text article from JAMA Network Open.
- Kidney International Publishes the International Society of Nephrology’s Consensus Definitions of Clinical Trial Outcomes for Kidney Failure
Press release from ISN. Table of contents, executive summary (10-page pdf) and full-text issue (120-page pdf). - Diabetes, Disparities, and Covid-19: Three Intertwined ‘Epidemics’ Raise Risk of Severe Illness and Death
Article from STAT. - NIH Funds First Nationwide Network To Study Rare Forms of Diabetes
News release from the National Institutes of Health.
Health-Related News
- The Mask Hypocrisy: How COVID Memos Contradict the White House’s Public Face
Article from Kaiser Health News.
- Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
Article from HealthDay.
- Health Equity And The Future Of Nursing, Post-COVID-19
Posting from the Health Affairs blog.
Medicare-Related News
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Better Water, Inc. – The one call to make for water treatment & central delivery systems, portables, products & consumables. |
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D and D Laboratory – Dialysis water testing made easy. Announcing new ISO Accreditation. |
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ELISIO Dialyzer from Nipro – Superior Clearances for better patient outcomes. |
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Order your FREE SAMPLE of the Dravon A-Clamp. When It Comes to Safe Occluding, We’ve Got a Handle On It. |
| See Other Daily Highlights ▶ | |
Dialysis Products & Services
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Dialysis Care Reform
- The Golden Age of Dialysis Care (2019)
- The Dialysis Machine
by Anne Kim - John Oliver on U.S. Dialysis Care (YouTube video)
- Why U.S. Dialysis Care Has Been Stagnant
- Understanding Tassin
- Nephrologists Can’t Have It Both Ways (2015)
- Ten Issues Nephrologists Do Not Want To Discuss with Dialysis Patients (2014)
- The Missing Half of Excellence in
Dialysis Care 2013) - Human-Centered Care (2013)
- New Views (2008)
News Features
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020
Late Breaking News
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine Did Not Prevent Coronavirus in Health Care Workers
Article from The Hill.
News Headlines
- Medtronic to Acquire Avenu Medical
Press release. Avenu’s Ellipsys Vascular Access System bears the CE Mark for distribution in the European Union and is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- Airline Industry’s Health Could Determine Success Rate for Organ Donors
Article from PRI. - Treatment of COVID-19 Atypical Pneumonia by Early Tocilizumab Administration in “Non-Critically-ill” Patients on Hemodialysis
Free, full-text, Online First article from Journal of Nephrology. - Beta Blockers Reduce Death Risk in Patients with Heart Failure Initiating Dialysis
Press release from the National Kidney Foundation. Article in Press abstract from the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Serum Prealbumin and Echocardiography Parameters Predict Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Free, full-text, New Online article from Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. - The Novel Use of the Haemodialysis Reliable Outflow Graft (HeRo®) in Intestinal Failure Patients with End-Stage Vascular Access
Free, full-text, OnlineFirst article from the Journal of Vascular Access. - Transitioning to Home Dialysis
43-minute KidneyTalk podcast from Renal Support Network. - Development of a Psychosocial Intervention To Support Informal Caregivers of People with End-Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Haemodialysis
Free, Open Access article from BMC Nephrology. - Early Change in Albuminuria with Canagliflozin Predicts Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial
Published Ahead of Print JASN abstract. - Assessment of Prescription Analgesic Use in Older Adults With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease and Outcomes
Full-text article from JAMA Network Open.
- Kidney International Publishes the International Society of Nephrology’s Consensus Definitions of Clinical Trial Outcomes for Kidney Failure
Press release from ISN. Table of contents, executive summary (10-page pdf) and full-text issue (120-page pdf). - Diabetes, Disparities, and Covid-19: Three Intertwined ‘Epidemics’ Raise Risk of Severe Illness and Death
Article from STAT. - NIH Funds First Nationwide Network To Study Rare Forms of Diabetes
News release from the National Institutes of Health.
Health-Related News
- The Mask Hypocrisy: How COVID Memos Contradict the White House’s Public Face
Article from Kaiser Health News.
- Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
Article from HealthDay.
- Health Equity And The Future Of Nursing, Post-COVID-19
Posting from the Health Affairs blog.
Medicare-Related News
| Daily Highlights | |
|---|---|
|
|
Better Water, Inc. – The one call to make for water treatment & central delivery systems, portables, products & consumables. |
|
|
D and D Laboratory – Dialysis water testing made easy. Announcing new ISO Accreditation. |
|
|
ELISIO Dialyzer from Nipro – Superior Clearances for better patient outcomes. |
|
|
Order your FREE SAMPLE of the Dravon A-Clamp. When It Comes to Safe Occluding, We’ve Got a Handle On It. |
| See Other Daily Highlights ▶ | |
Dialysis Products & Services
Since January 1999, RenalWEB has been the premier Internet location for information on dialysis-related products and services. Features include:
| View the Latest Feature Ads | |
|---|---|
|
|
CureMed NordicReplacement Clamp for Catheters |
|
|
Ascend ClinicalLaboratory Services |
|
|
ChampionDialysis Chairs |
|
|
D and D LaboratoryWater Testing |
|
|
Myron L – Dialysate MeterDialysate Meter |
Dialysis Care Reform
- The Golden Age of Dialysis Care (2019)
- The Dialysis Machine
by Anne Kim - John Oliver on U.S. Dialysis Care (YouTube video)
- Why U.S. Dialysis Care Has Been Stagnant
- Understanding Tassin
- Nephrologists Can’t Have It Both Ways (2015)
- Ten Issues Nephrologists Do Not Want To Discuss with Dialysis Patients (2014)
- The Missing Half of Excellence in
Dialysis Care 2013) - Human-Centered Care (2013)
- New Views (2008)