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Patients at higher-rated dialysis centers more likely to get on kidney transplant waitlists
Dialysis centers, the gatekeepers of kidney transplantation waitlisting, produce more data and inspire more policies today than ever before. However,…
Pediatric patients have good 10-year results from gastric sleeve weight loss procedure
Results from a 10-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a common weight loss operation to treat severe obesity…
Patients may face barriers due to race, ethnicity and language at hospital discharge
A new study by research, quality improvement and health equity experts at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in The American Journal…
Low-income patients may be less likely to receive medical assistance in dying
In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those…
Breast cancer patients face insurance denials that complicate recovery
It had been a long four years since that July night when Marianne Sarcich first felt the lump in her…
From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays
With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of…
Air pollution may affect severity and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients with respiratory disease
Patients who have preexisting respiratory conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and live in areas with…
FDA Approves Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc) in Combination with Carfilzomib and Dexamethasone for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
PARIS, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc) in combination with…
Study examines antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with kidney failure
In a recent study, most patients with kidney failure who were undergoing hemodialysis developed a substantial antibody response following the…