News Features
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Late Breaking News
- Free, Full-Text, Articles in Press from American Journal of Kidney Diseases:
- Kidney-Related Research in the United States: A Position Statement From the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology
- The Association of Disease Activity and Estimated GFR in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings From the ANSWER Study
- Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Failing Arteriovenous Fistulas: More Data, Less Clarity
- Obesity in Renal Transplantation
Free, full-text, Online First mini-review from Nephron. - Tweetorial for Detective Nephron
Thread by Kenar Jhaveri. - Efficacy, Safety, and Calcium Balance of an Accelerated Citrate Anticoagulated Membrane-Based Plasma Exchange Algorithm
Online First abstract from Blood Purification. - Novel external stenting for reconstruction of high flow arteriovenous fistula
OnlineFirst abstract from the Journal of Vascular Access. - Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Radiobasilic and Brachiobasilic Arteriovenous Fistulas in Haemodialysis Patients
Accepted Article abstract from Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. - Postoperative acute kidney injury in adult non-cardiac surgery: joint consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative and PeriOperative Quality Initiative
Free, Open Access article from Nature Reviews Nephrology. - Father of Artificial Organs ‐ The story of medical pioneer Willem J. Kolff (1911‐2009)
Accepted Article abstract and link to full-text PDF from Artificial Organs. - Patent for Combination Wearable and Stationary Dialysis Systems Granted to Victor Gura, MD
U.S. Patent Office document. March 3rd press release. - Bigfoot Biomedical® Receives FDA Clearance for Bigfoot Unity™ Diabetes Management System, Featuring First-of-its-Kind Smart Pen Caps for Insulin Pens used to Treat Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Press release. - Gout treatment success doubled by combining two drugs, study finds
Press release from the University of Michigan.
- More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths & readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings
Press release from The Lancet. - Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios policy saves lives and lowers costs
Press release from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. - CMS Expanding Efforts to Grow COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake Amongst Nation’s Most Vulnerable
CMS press release.
News Headlines
- DaVita to Further Elevate its Home Dialysis Care Experience with New Baxter Technology
Press release from DaVita. - 3rd Annual Global Summit: Global Kidney Innovations – Expanding Patient Choices & Outcomes
Free conference May 13-14 presented by the American Association of Kidney Patients and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. - Results of an Academic Dialysis Program-Wide SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Effort
PrePrint abstract and link to full-text PDF from medRxiv.
- Free, Full-Text, Online First Articles from American Journal of Nephrology:
- Growing home dialysis: The Ontario Renal Network Home Dialysis Initiative 2012–2019
OnlineFirst abstract from Peritoneal Dialysis International. - ISN Biennial Report 2019-2020 Now Available
Tweet and link to report from the International Society of Nephrology. - NKF Observes World Lupus Day
News release and article from the National Kidney Foundation. - End-stage kidney disease and rationing of kidney replacement therapy in the free state province, South Africa: a retrospective study
Free, Open Access article from BMC Nephrology. - University of Miami to Pay $22 Million to Settle Claims Involving Medically Unnecessary Laboratory Tests and Fraudulent Billing Practices (for Transplants)
News release from the U.S. Department of Justice. - Bayer’s Finerenone Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III FIGARO-DKD Cardiovascular Outcomes Study in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Press release. - Latest issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter
April 2021 issue.
Health-Related News
- High and Rising Working-Age Mortality in the US — A Report From the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Free, full-text, Online First article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic
FDA news release. - Reassuring Data on Impact of Mild COVID-19 on the Heart
(Registration required, but free.) Article from Medscape. - NNU to Highlight the Hundreds of U.S. Nurses Who Have Lost Their Lives to Covid-19
Press release from National Nurses United. Related article from Healthcare DIVE.
Medicare-Related News
| Daily Highlights | |
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Fresenius Medical Care’s AquaBplus RO System — simplifying tasks and lightening workloads. |
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Ascend Clinical – Providing accurate, reliable and efficient renal laboratory testing, and much more. |
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Renal Care 360 – Partnering with health systems, physician groups, and payors to provide fully integrated kidney disease solutions. |
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ELISIO Dialyzer from Nipro – Superior Clearances for better patient outcomes. |
| 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:
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Renal Care 360Digital Health Engagement Technology |
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Ascend ClinicalLaboratory Services |
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AmeriWater – Wall BoxesWall Boxes |
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
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Late Breaking News
- Free, Full-Text, Articles in Press from American Journal of Kidney Diseases:
- Kidney-Related Research in the United States: A Position Statement From the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology
- The Association of Disease Activity and Estimated GFR in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings From the ANSWER Study
- Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Failing Arteriovenous Fistulas: More Data, Less Clarity
- Obesity in Renal Transplantation
Free, full-text, Online First mini-review from Nephron. - Tweetorial for Detective Nephron
Thread by Kenar Jhaveri. - Efficacy, Safety, and Calcium Balance of an Accelerated Citrate Anticoagulated Membrane-Based Plasma Exchange Algorithm
Online First abstract from Blood Purification. - Novel external stenting for reconstruction of high flow arteriovenous fistula
OnlineFirst abstract from the Journal of Vascular Access. - Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Radiobasilic and Brachiobasilic Arteriovenous Fistulas in Haemodialysis Patients
Accepted Article abstract from Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. - Postoperative acute kidney injury in adult non-cardiac surgery: joint consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative and PeriOperative Quality Initiative
Free, Open Access article from Nature Reviews Nephrology. - Father of Artificial Organs ‐ The story of medical pioneer Willem J. Kolff (1911‐2009)
Accepted Article abstract and link to full-text PDF from Artificial Organs. - Patent for Combination Wearable and Stationary Dialysis Systems Granted to Victor Gura, MD
U.S. Patent Office document. March 3rd press release. - Bigfoot Biomedical® Receives FDA Clearance for Bigfoot Unity™ Diabetes Management System, Featuring First-of-its-Kind Smart Pen Caps for Insulin Pens used to Treat Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Press release. - Gout treatment success doubled by combining two drugs, study finds
Press release from the University of Michigan.
- More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths & readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings
Press release from The Lancet. - Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios policy saves lives and lowers costs
Press release from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. - CMS Expanding Efforts to Grow COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake Amongst Nation’s Most Vulnerable
CMS press release.
News Headlines
- DaVita to Further Elevate its Home Dialysis Care Experience with New Baxter Technology
Press release from DaVita. - 3rd Annual Global Summit: Global Kidney Innovations – Expanding Patient Choices & Outcomes
Free conference May 13-14 presented by the American Association of Kidney Patients and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. - Results of an Academic Dialysis Program-Wide SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Effort
PrePrint abstract and link to full-text PDF from medRxiv.
- Free, Full-Text, Online First Articles from American Journal of Nephrology:
- Growing home dialysis: The Ontario Renal Network Home Dialysis Initiative 2012–2019
OnlineFirst abstract from Peritoneal Dialysis International. - ISN Biennial Report 2019-2020 Now Available
Tweet and link to report from the International Society of Nephrology. - NKF Observes World Lupus Day
News release and article from the National Kidney Foundation. - End-stage kidney disease and rationing of kidney replacement therapy in the free state province, South Africa: a retrospective study
Free, Open Access article from BMC Nephrology. - University of Miami to Pay $22 Million to Settle Claims Involving Medically Unnecessary Laboratory Tests and Fraudulent Billing Practices (for Transplants)
News release from the U.S. Department of Justice. - Bayer’s Finerenone Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III FIGARO-DKD Cardiovascular Outcomes Study in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Press release. - Latest issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter
April 2021 issue.
Health-Related News
- High and Rising Working-Age Mortality in the US — A Report From the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Free, full-text, Online First article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic
FDA news release. - Reassuring Data on Impact of Mild COVID-19 on the Heart
(Registration required, but free.) Article from Medscape. - NNU to Highlight the Hundreds of U.S. Nurses Who Have Lost Their Lives to Covid-19
Press release from National Nurses United. Related article from Healthcare DIVE.
Medicare-Related News
| Daily Highlights | |
|---|---|
|
|
Fresenius Medical Care’s AquaBplus RO System — simplifying tasks and lightening workloads. |
|
|
Ascend Clinical – Providing accurate, reliable and efficient renal laboratory testing, and much more. |
|
|
Renal Care 360 – Partnering with health systems, physician groups, and payors to provide fully integrated kidney disease solutions. |
|
|
ELISIO Dialyzer from Nipro – Superior Clearances for better patient outcomes. |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
|
|
Fresenius Medical CareWater Treatment |
|
|
Better Water – Water Treatment |
|
|
Renal Care 360Digital Health Engagement Technology |
|
|
Ascend ClinicalLaboratory Services |
|
|
AmeriWater – Wall BoxesWall Boxes |
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)