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For patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive glucose control has long-term benefits for preventing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a study published online March 22 in Diabetes Care.
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Regular coffee consumption seems to delay disease progression in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and increase long-term survival following liver transplantation, according to a study published online in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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Screening not linked to improved patient survival after transplant; may delay time to listing, transplant
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For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), daily cocoa flavanol (CF) ingestion alleviates acute and chronic hemodialysis (HD)-induced vascular dysfunction, according to a study published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Few new end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are referred for kidney transplant evaluation within one year of starting treatment, although referral practices vary considerably.
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Minority race/ethnicity and lack of private insurance associated with inadequate care in U.S.
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A recent study examines the benefits and harms of vitamin B therapy in patients with diabetic kidney disease.
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Women aren't treated with dialysis as often as men when they have end-stage renal disease, according to new research.
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Can gabapentin relieve two common symptoms associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)?
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Declines in the estimated glomerular filtration rate offer an earlier end point for studying the progression of chronic kidney disease.
