Roughly 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with multiple myeloma each year—a rare but serious cancer of the plasma cells. Historically treated with chemotherapy, patients often faced recurring disease and…
Kidney cancer affects over 80,000 Americans annually, with renal cell carcinoma as the dominant type. Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, outlines current AUA guideline recommendations, including when to…
Sheeram Akilesh, MD, PhD, discusses spatial transcriptomics and its application in studying kidney disease. He explains the concept of spatial transcriptomics, which involves deeply interrogating a tissue section…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, discusses the management of chronic kidney disease. She explains that medications are prescribed to treat risk factors that can speed up…
Terry J. Watnick, MD, professor of neurology and director of Maryland PKD Clinical Center of Excellence, explains that polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder that causes…
Dinushika Mohottige, MD, a general nephrologist and assistant professor at the ICAHN School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatments of kidney disease. The…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, discusses treatment options for end-stage kidney disease, also known as end-stage renal disease. The treatments include dialysis, transplantation, or medical management,…
Brian Shuch, MD, director of the UCLA Kidney Cancer Program, explains what to expect after a radical nephrectomy. The procedure can be done minimally invasively, either laparoscopically or robotically,…
Heather N. Reich, MD, CM, PhD, FRCPC, Oreopoulos-Baxter Division Director of Nephrology, University of Toronto, discusses translating new clinical trials in IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease. Dr Reich…
April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, of @KeckMedUSC, and Erin E. Boh, MD, PhD, of @TulaneMedicine, discuss the use of IL-23 and IL-17 inhibitors in #psoriaticdisease.
This video from the National Kidney Foundation highlights the importance of maintaining the right amount of potassium in the body, as it is vital for the proper functioning…
