FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines
(MedPage Today) -- Dialysis giant Fresenius is at odds with the FDA following a protracted effort to address concerns about its hemodialysis machines.
In a warning letter posted in December, the FDA listed violations related to Fresenius' slow... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Severe Hypocalcemia Risk in Dialysis Patients With Denosumab Severe Hypocalcemia Risk in Dialysis Patients With Denosumab
New research backed up previous findings, showing a substantially higher risk for severe hypocalcemia in older patients on kidney dialysis than in those treated with oral bisphosphonates.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Gaza Health Workers Struggling to Save Injured Without Medical Supplies, WHO Expert Warns
Wounded civilians at the Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Credit: WHOBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 2024 (IPS) Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities force hospitals to operate beyond their capacity and displace their healthcare workers, according to a WHO expert.
On Wednesday, WHO Health Emergency Officer Sean Casey spoke with reporters in New York on the healthcare crisis in Gaza. Following a five-week visit to the region, Casey elaborated on the WHO team’s work during his visit and their findings on the hospitals that were still running amidst the outbreak of violence sin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Armed Conflicts Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Middle East & North Africa TerraViva United Nations Gaza IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Israel Palestine WHO Source Type: news
Calcium Levels Quickly Become Critical for Many Denosumab-Treated Women on Dialysis
(MedPage Today) -- Many women on dialysis quickly developed severe hypocalcemia after starting denosumab (Prolia) for osteoporosis, Medicare data showed.
During the first 12 weeks of treatment, 41.1% of women on denosumab developed severe hypocalcemia... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 19, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Experimental use of pig liver to filter blood externally offers hope for patients
Surgeons at University of Pennsylvania attached modified organ from pig to brain-dead human bodySurgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment on Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver was used outside the donated body, not inside – a way to create a “bridge” to support failing livers by doing the organ’s blood-cleansing work externally, much like dialysis for fai...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 19, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press Tags: Medical research Science US news Source Type: news
Spherix Global Insights Delivers Cheeriodicals to Dialysis Patients
Exton, PA, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colleagues from Spherix Global Insights partnered with Cheeriodicals to assemble and deliver care packages to dialysis patients at local dialysis clinics in West Chester and Phoenixville, PA. A team of nearly approximately 60 employees from Spherix…#exton #westchester #phoenixville #spherix #meghanweiss #nephrologylead #garyparisher #newcastle #spherixnetwork #ronaldmcdonaldhouses (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Two common treatments for insomnia flopped for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to the SLEEP-HD trial.
After 6 weeks of treatment, people who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or took trazodone... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - January 13, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19-Related Thromboembolic Events Among Medicare Enrollees Aged ≥65 Years and Those with End Stage Renal Disease - United States, September 2022-March 2023
This report describes how bivalent COVID-19 vaccines were nearly 50% effective in preventing COVID-19-related thromboembolic events among adults aged 65 and older and those on dialysis. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 11, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
A gift of life and love: Thunder Bay artist with lupus prepares for transplant of partner's kidney
After a year on dialysis, Anishinaabe artist Lucille Atlookan is receiving a unique gift from her partner: a kidney. As the Thunder Bay, Ont., couple prepares for transplant surgery in Toronto, we take a deeper look at the challenges faced by people with chronic conditions who travel long distances for treatment. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Thunder Bay Source Type: news
Quadria in talks to buy into dialysis chain NephroPlus
Quadria Capital, an Asia-focused private equity fund, is in talks to acquire a significant minority stake in India's largest dialysis chain, NephroPlus, valued at ₹2,000 crore ($250 million). Existing investors, Bessemer Venture Partners and International Finance Corporation, will exit by selling a 30% stake together, while Investcorp is likely to sell a small stake. NephroPlus, founded in 2009, operates 300+ dialysis centres in over 180 cities across four countries. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Myths about minority organ donation
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A co-worker was diagnosed with kidney disease last year. He is now on dialysis three times a week as he waits for a kidney transplant. He shared his hope to get a living donor, explaining that he will have a longer wait since there are not as many diverse people signed up as organ donors. Can you explain why this is and what can I do to help? ANSWER: More than 103,000… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 29, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Hibernating Squirrels for Obesity? Dialysis Warning; Endocrinology and Telehealth
(MedPage Today) -- Could hibernating squirrels open new doors to novel obesity treatments? The new partnership between Eli Lilly and Fauna Bio plans to find out. (Endpoints News)
A total of 51 members from 18 countries joined together on an expert... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Interventions to reduce falls among dialysis patients: a systematic review - Gute L, Zimbudzi E.
INTRODUCTION: Despite all available evidence regarding increased morbidity and mortality among dialysis patients due to falls and their complications, and an increase in risk factors for falls, relatively little attention has been focused on evidence-based... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
More services, more space for Niagara County health center
The project brings behavioral health and dental services to under-served residents in the Lockport area. Plus, a new crisis center is under development in Jamestown, while a Tonawanda dialysis center is growing. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 19, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
