Study Does Not Support Population-Based CKD Screening
Case finding is more effective than population-based screening at identifying individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Case finding is more effective than population-based screening at identifying individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia who achieved serum uric acid levels of 6.0 mg/dL or less while on urate-lowering therapy had fewer gout flare episodes, a study found.
Elevated levels of serum oxalate in patients with type 2 diabetes on HD increase their risk for sudden cardiac death and other serious CV events.
Finding from a recent study could be used in patient counseling to promote healthier lifestyle choices to reduce the likelihood of prostate biopsy, according to investigators.
Lowest vs highest tertile of total hip BMD was significantly associated with a 2.2-fold increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, study finds.
Each 1 mg/dL rise in uric acid level was significantly associated with a 21% and 10% increased risk for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, respectively, a study found.
Study reveals that almost 90% of men have hypogonadism at the time of hospital admission for COVID-19.
Obesity in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is associated with decreased risks for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality compared with overweight and normal-weight men.
In a randomized controlled study, adding metformin to androgen deprivation therapy for low-tumor-volume metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer significantly delayed development of castration-resistant disease.
In a study of Swedish women, gestational diabetes that progressed to type 2 diabetes was significantly associated with increased risks for chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.