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CKD Care Took a Back Seat During Pandemic
11 days ago - By MedPageToday
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a stark decline in kidney care that has yet to rebound, a new retrospective study suggested.
Overall healthcare utilization dropped by 43% during the pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced...
Read more ...COVID-19 has ‘magnified' the structural racism that leads to disparities in kidney disease
11 days ago - By Healio
Arguing that “racism is a root cause of disparities in kidney disease,” a speaker here outlined the ways in which these disparities have been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The United States is one of the countries that has been hardest hit by COVID-19,” Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said during her virtual presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings. “We know that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted many of the same groups that were already at highest risk for kidney
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Pandemic CVT Risks; Mike Pence's Pacemaker; Reassurance for Athletes With COVID
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Authorities in the state of Hawaii are considering the use of a digital vaccine passport for incoming and outgoing travelers. They proposed the use of an app that shows a QR...
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Researchers found that wearing a medical procedure mask snugly beneath a cloth mask nearly doubled the effectiveness of filtering out particles the size of SARS-CoV-2, compared...
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"With the information from sequencing, the CDC and state and local public health leaders can implement known prevention measures to stop the spread," according to the...
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The muscle-bound golfer showed off a compilation of clips from months of hard work in 2020.
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In a study comparing the health of people with a vegetarian vs. nonvegetarian diet, researchers found comparable risk for all-cause and cerebrovascular mortality. However, the...
JJ coronavirus vaccine shipments halted due to ingredient MIX-UP during...
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A gender reveal in Cancun claimed the lives of two people after a small plane used for a stunt in the event crashed into the Nichupte Lagoon, a body of water located on the...