NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Surgery appears to be safe option in treatment of certain elderly patients with renal tumors, German researchers report in the September issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that older patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma glean as much benefit from sorafenib as do their younger counterparts. Moreover,…
Rasheed A. Balogun, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Virginia Health System, discusses the risk factors and rising worldwide incidence…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidneys transplanted from living donors over the age of 55 are associated with “excellent outcomes” in older transplant recipients, according to data from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with the phosphodiesterase inhibitor pentoxifylline can significantly reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic and other forms of chronic kidney disease, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) using the light-activated drug Tookad offers promise as an effective, minimally invasive salvage therapy for men with recurrent prostate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Finnish researchers report evidence that proliferative diabetic retinopathy, like diabetic nephropathy, clusters in families, suggesting that genetic factors play a role in its…
Dr. Jaime Landman at Columbia University Medical Center describes a new, more insightful way to classify different types of renal cancers. References and Resources The Kidney Cancer Institute’s…
Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses bariatric surgery. References and Resources Yan E, Ko E, Luong V, Wang HJ, Romanova…
John A. Daller, MD, PhD, FACS, Associate Professor, Director, Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses renal transplantation. References and Resources Renal Failure, Chronic and Dialysis…