A Call to Action to Address Racial Inequities in Medical Tests
A perspective article published in CJASN examines how the use of race in calculating kidney function, as well as other aspects of health, can cause harm to patients.
Category: Kidney Disease
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LatestExperts to Review Improvements in Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease
Workshop attendees can expect to understand improvements in CKD diagnostic testing, and to examine other opportunities for analytical improvement focusing on the measurement of bone markers, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D compounds.
Kidney Disease
LatestResearchers Discover New Cancer Cell Mechanism
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla, and colleagues at the University of South Florida have discovered a mechanism that explains how some cancer cells hijack a biological process to potentially activate cell growth and the survival of cancer gene expression.
High-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Early Atherosclerosis
Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries.
Read MoreInnovative Chronic Kidney Disease Program Launched
A National effort is underway to combat chronic kidney disease in North America by offering physicians patient-specific clinical guidance. The program corresponds to newly passed legislation aimed at combating the disease.
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Testing/Diagnostics
Anti-Prostate Specific Antigen AVAILABLE CONCENTRATED AND AS A REAGENT BioGenex, San Ramon, Calif, polyclonal anti-Prostate Specific Antigen antibody is designed for the specific localization of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in fo
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DNA-Purification Kit Enables high yields of total DNA Qiagen Inc has developed DNeasy® blood and tissue kits for DNA purification from animal samples in spin-column and 96-well-plate formats. Protocols for spe
Read MoreDiagnostic and Treatment Options for Kidney Disease Expand
Any report on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States is shaped by two facts. First, kidney disease cases continue to multiply. Second, costs for treatment—including dialysi
Read MoreNews Story #20098
Killer Flu Virus Mistakenly Sent to Thousands of Labs H2N2, an influenza virus estimated to have caused the deaths of more than 1 million people in 1957, was sent to more than 4,000 labs between September 2004 and Feb
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Tools to detect and manage kidney disease
Read MoreNews Story #18148
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Read MoreNews Story #17458
Readers speak out on licensure, staffing shortage
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