Physicians are calling on colleagues to bring up the cost of care and its potential impact when discussing treatment options with patients.
Novel treatments for metastatic prostate cancer have prolonged lives, but the survival benefits remain modest.
Pelvic lymph node metastases visualized on PSMA PET/CT prior to prostate cancer surgery independently predicts an increased risk for biochemical disease progression, a study found.
Strict management of secondary hyperparathyroidism may be necessary to improve prognosis in patients on dialysis who have coronary artery disease requiring percutaneous coronary intervention.
In a retrospective study, investigators found that radiofrequency ablation and parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients on dialysis achieved intact parathyroid hormone levels in the target range in similar proportions of patients.
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.
