News Features
Friday, May 29, 2020
Late Breaking News
- Characterization and Clinical Course of 1000 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in New York: Retrospective Case Series
Free, full-text article from The BMJ. Article from MedPage Today (registration required).* - Trump: US ‘Terminating’ Relationship with WHO
Article from The Hill. - Webinar — Why Communities of Color Are Affected by COVID-19 More Than Others: Addressing Disparities in Diverse Communities
54-minute Facebook video by the National Kidney Foundation recorded on May 28. (Webinar starts at 3 min 15 sec.)
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- CDC Quietly Removes Guidance That Singing In Church Choirs Comes With Virus Infection Risk
- Feds Awarded PPE Contracts Worth Over $1M To Many Untested Companies, And Some Fail To Deliver
- States’ Plans To Expand Medicaid, Create Public Options Disrupted By Pandemic
- Overwhelmed ICUs In Alabama Could Be Harbinger For States Rushing To Broadly Reopen
- States Building Up Contact Tracing Armies, But Experts Say It’s Going To Take More Money, More People
- Ethics Watchdogs Want Vaccine Czar In Charge Of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ To Reveal Pharma Ties
- Trump Administration Distributed Remdesivir To Wrong Hospitals, Facilities Without ICU Beds
News Headlines – Morning Edition
- Kidney Health Initiative Urges the Acceleration of Home Therapy Technology in Response to Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19)
Press release from the American Society of Nephrology. Position paper (4-page pdf) from the Kidney Health Initiative. - KidneyX in 2020: Renewed Commitment, Same Mission
Blog posting and tweet from the HHS Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Related tweet from Sandeep Patel. - Delivering Dialysis during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Strategies and Outcomes
Free, full-text, Article in Press from Kidney International Reports. - Presentation and Outcomes of Patients with ESKD and COVID-19
Free, full-text, Published Ahead of Print JASN rapid communication. - Kidney Infarction in Patients With COVID-19
Free, full-text, Article in Press case report from American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Treatment in Patients With COVID-19
Article in Press editorial from American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Cytokine Blood Filtration Responses in COVID-19
Free, full-text, Online First review article from Blood Purification. - Acute Kidney Injury Associated with COVID-19: Another Extrapulmonary Manifestation
Free, full-text, Online First letter to the editor from International Urology and Nephrology. - May 24th COVID-19 Update to DCI Clinical Leadership
(9-page pdf) List of weekly letters from Dr. Doug Johnson. - COVID-19, Kidney Disease and Minority Communities: Addressing the Disparities
Posting from the NKF’s Advocacy in Action blog. - 1 in 10 Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes Dies: Study
Article from HealthDay. - Mental Health Outcomes Among Frontline and Second-Line Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Italy
Free, full-text article from JAMA Network Open. - A Roadmap for Effective Treatment of COVID-19
Press release and full-text review article from Frontiers in Immunology.
- Articles from Medscape Nephrology (registration required):
- Inequities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Exist Even with Universal Healthcare
Press release, Published Ahead of Print CJASN abstract and editorial extract from the American Society of Nephrology. - Revisiting Filtration Fraction as an Index of the Risk of Hemofilter Clotting in Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration
Free, full-text, Published Ahead of Print CJASN article. - Optimization of Dialysate Bicarbonate in Patients Treated with Online Haemodiafiltration
Free, full-text, Advance Article from Clinical Kidney Journal. - Low Serum Bicarbonate and CKD Progression in Children
Published Ahead of Print CJASN abstract. - Severe Acute Kidney Injury in a 3-Year-Old Boy with Fever and Pleural Effusion: Questions
Free, full-text, Online First clinical quiz from Pediatric Nephrology. - Kidney Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support: Challenges for the pediatric nephrologist
Online First abstract from Pediatric Nephrology. - A Woman with “Polycystic Kidney Disease”
Free, full-text, Article in Press from Kidney International Reports.
- Articles in Press Abstracts from American Journal of Kidney Diseases:
- Comparative Effectiveness of Calcimimetic Agents for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
- Outcomes Following Ischemic Stroke in Older Patients With CKD Stages 4 and 5: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Correspondence: Fatherhood and Kidney Replacement Therapy: Analysis of the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplantation (ANZDATA) Registry
- Early Graft Function and Intrarenal Resistant Index after Kidney Transplantation using Biolasol – a New Solid Organ Preservation Fluid
Accepted Article abstract from Artificial Organs. - Nephrology Practice Solutions Names New Chief Medical Officer
Press release. - The Kidney Finally Gets Its Moment
Article via Medium.com. Two research teams are mapping the cell types of the kidney, one of the body’s most complex, yet understudied, organs. Their work is already yielding some surprises. - Tooth Loss More Prevalent in Adults With Chronic Disease
Article from HealthDay.
Health-Related News
- U.S. FDA Asks Five Firms To Recall Diabetes Drug with High Levels of Probable Carcinogen
Article from Reuters. Company announcement from the FDA web site. - When Hard Data Are ‘Heartbreaking’: Testing Blitz in San Francisco Shows Covid-19 Struck Mostly Low-Wage Workers
Article from STAT.
- News Summaries/Articles from Kaiser Health News:
- Veterans, Nurses, Holocaust Survivors, Friends, Loved Ones: U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 100,000
- Republicans Push Back On Trump’s Mask Rhetoric: ‘Wearing A Face Covering Is Not About Politics’
- IHS Acknowledges Masks Bought In Initial Frenzy From Former White House Official Don’t Meet Standards
- No Food Delivered By Inexperienced Company Awarded Millions To Distribute Boxes To Hungry Americans
- Spotty Data, Flawed Testing, Undercounted Deaths Create Misleading Picture Of Outbreak In States
- Black Americans Hesitant To Get Vaccine In Sign Of Ongoing Mistrust Of Medical Community
Medicare-Related News
- CMS FAQ Sheet on COVID-19 Extraordinary Exceptions
Posting from the Northwest Renal Network. CMS ESRD Facilities QIP Extraordinary Circumstances Exceptions (ECE) Policy page. - Medicare Members Using Telehealth Grew 120 Times in Early Weeks of COVID-19 as Regulations Eased
Brief from Healthcare DIVE.
| Daily Highlights | |
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Champion offers fast and easy labor and parts replacement to minimize clinic downtime. |
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D and D Laboratory – Dialysis water testing made easy. Announcing new ISO Accreditation. |
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Myron L’s D-6™ offers professional, comprehensive water and dialysate quality analysis in the palm of your hand. |
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Better Water, Inc. – The one call to make for water treatment & central delivery systems, portables, products & consumables. |
| 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 | |
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Champion |
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D and D Laboratory |
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Myron L – Dialysate MeterDialysate Meter |
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B. Braun – Hemodialyis MachinesHemodialysis Machines |
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AmeriWater – Heat DisinfectHeat Disinfect |
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
Friday, May 29, 2020
Late Breaking News
- Characterization and Clinical Course of 1000 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in New York: Retrospective Case Series
Free, full-text article from The BMJ. Article from MedPage Today (registration required).* - Trump: US ‘Terminating’ Relationship with WHO
Article from The Hill. - Webinar — Why Communities of Color Are Affected by COVID-19 More Than Others: Addressing Disparities in Diverse Communities
54-minute Facebook video by the National Kidney Foundation recorded on May 28. (Webinar starts at 3 min 15 sec.)
- News Summaries from Kaiser Health News:
- CDC Quietly Removes Guidance That Singing In Church Choirs Comes With Virus Infection Risk
- Feds Awarded PPE Contracts Worth Over $1M To Many Untested Companies, And Some Fail To Deliver
- States’ Plans To Expand Medicaid, Create Public Options Disrupted By Pandemic
- Overwhelmed ICUs In Alabama Could Be Harbinger For States Rushing To Broadly Reopen
- States Building Up Contact Tracing Armies, But Experts Say It’s Going To Take More Money, More People
- Ethics Watchdogs Want Vaccine Czar In Charge Of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ To Reveal Pharma Ties
- Trump Administration Distributed Remdesivir To Wrong Hospitals, Facilities Without ICU Beds
News Headlines – Morning Edition
- Kidney Health Initiative Urges the Acceleration of Home Therapy Technology in Response to Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19)
Press release from the American Society of Nephrology. Position paper (4-page pdf) from the Kidney Health Initiative. - KidneyX in 2020: Renewed Commitment, Same Mission
Blog posting and tweet from the HHS Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Related tweet from Sandeep Patel. - Delivering Dialysis during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Strategies and Outcomes
Free, full-text, Article in Press from Kidney International Reports. - Presentation and Outcomes of Patients with ESKD and COVID-19
Free, full-text, Published Ahead of Print JASN rapid communication. - Kidney Infarction in Patients With COVID-19
Free, full-text, Article in Press case report from American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Treatment in Patients With COVID-19
Article in Press editorial from American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - Cytokine Blood Filtration Responses in COVID-19
Free, full-text, Online First review article from Blood Purification. - Acute Kidney Injury Associated with COVID-19: Another Extrapulmonary Manifestation
Free, full-text, Online First letter to the editor from International Urology and Nephrology. - May 24th COVID-19 Update to DCI Clinical Leadership
(9-page pdf) List of weekly letters from Dr. Doug Johnson. - COVID-19, Kidney Disease and Minority Communities: Addressing the Disparities
Posting from the NKF’s Advocacy in Action blog. - 1 in 10 Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes Dies: Study
Article from HealthDay. - Mental Health Outcomes Among Frontline and Second-Line Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Italy
Free, full-text article from JAMA Network Open. - A Roadmap for Effective Treatment of COVID-19
Press release and full-text review article from Frontiers in Immunology.
- Articles from Medscape Nephrology (registration required):
- Inequities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Exist Even with Universal Healthcare
Press release, Published Ahead of Print CJASN abstract and editorial extract from the American Society of Nephrology. - Revisiting Filtration Fraction as an Index of the Risk of Hemofilter Clotting in Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration
Free, full-text, Published Ahead of Print CJASN article. - Optimization of Dialysate Bicarbonate in Patients Treated with Online Haemodiafiltration
Free, full-text, Advance Article from Clinical Kidney Journal. - Low Serum Bicarbonate and CKD Progression in Children
Published Ahead of Print CJASN abstract. - Severe Acute Kidney Injury in a 3-Year-Old Boy with Fever and Pleural Effusion: Questions
Free, full-text, Online First clinical quiz from Pediatric Nephrology. - Kidney Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support: Challenges for the pediatric nephrologist
Online First abstract from Pediatric Nephrology. - A Woman with “Polycystic Kidney Disease”
Free, full-text, Article in Press from Kidney International Reports.
- Articles in Press Abstracts from American Journal of Kidney Diseases:
- Comparative Effectiveness of Calcimimetic Agents for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
- Outcomes Following Ischemic Stroke in Older Patients With CKD Stages 4 and 5: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Correspondence: Fatherhood and Kidney Replacement Therapy: Analysis of the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplantation (ANZDATA) Registry
- Early Graft Function and Intrarenal Resistant Index after Kidney Transplantation using Biolasol – a New Solid Organ Preservation Fluid
Accepted Article abstract from Artificial Organs. - Nephrology Practice Solutions Names New Chief Medical Officer
Press release. - The Kidney Finally Gets Its Moment
Article via Medium.com. Two research teams are mapping the cell types of the kidney, one of the body’s most complex, yet understudied, organs. Their work is already yielding some surprises. - Tooth Loss More Prevalent in Adults With Chronic Disease
Article from HealthDay.
Health-Related News
- U.S. FDA Asks Five Firms To Recall Diabetes Drug with High Levels of Probable Carcinogen
Article from Reuters. Company announcement from the FDA web site. - When Hard Data Are ‘Heartbreaking’: Testing Blitz in San Francisco Shows Covid-19 Struck Mostly Low-Wage Workers
Article from STAT.
- News Summaries/Articles from Kaiser Health News:
- Veterans, Nurses, Holocaust Survivors, Friends, Loved Ones: U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 100,000
- Republicans Push Back On Trump’s Mask Rhetoric: ‘Wearing A Face Covering Is Not About Politics’
- IHS Acknowledges Masks Bought In Initial Frenzy From Former White House Official Don’t Meet Standards
- No Food Delivered By Inexperienced Company Awarded Millions To Distribute Boxes To Hungry Americans
- Spotty Data, Flawed Testing, Undercounted Deaths Create Misleading Picture Of Outbreak In States
- Black Americans Hesitant To Get Vaccine In Sign Of Ongoing Mistrust Of Medical Community
Medicare-Related News
- CMS FAQ Sheet on COVID-19 Extraordinary Exceptions
Posting from the Northwest Renal Network. CMS ESRD Facilities QIP Extraordinary Circumstances Exceptions (ECE) Policy page. - Medicare Members Using Telehealth Grew 120 Times in Early Weeks of COVID-19 as Regulations Eased
Brief from Healthcare DIVE.
| Daily Highlights | |
|---|---|
|
|
Champion offers fast and easy labor and parts replacement to minimize clinic downtime. |
|
|
D and D Laboratory – Dialysis water testing made easy. Announcing new ISO Accreditation. |
|
|
Myron L’s D-6™ offers professional, comprehensive water and dialysate quality analysis in the palm of your hand. |
|
|
Better Water, Inc. – The one call to make for water treatment & central delivery systems, portables, products & consumables. |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
|
|
Champion |
|
|
D and D Laboratory |
|
|
Myron L – Dialysate MeterDialysate Meter |
|
|
B. Braun – Hemodialyis MachinesHemodialysis Machines |
|
|
AmeriWater – Heat DisinfectHeat Disinfect |
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)