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 Feb. 9, 2012
Study: Some Physicians Not Always Honest With Patients
News item from Kaiser Health News Blog. Abstract from Heatlh Affairs. Articles from HealthDay and AP.

Editor's note:
I think it would be interesting to compare what nephrologists recommend for renal replacement therapy to: a.) patients with a high-school education and b.) fellow physicians. (Also consider the article directly below.)
Peritoneal Dialysis Is Not a Superior Therapy to Hemodialysis: A Comparison
Free, full-text, Issue-in-Progress article from Blood Purification.

Postings by Dr. Peter Laird from HemoDoc:

On Dialysis How Long?
Article from The Columbus Dispatch(Ohio).
CDC Seeks Salt Intake Solution
Posting from GoozNews.
CE Mark Clearance for Vital Access's Implantable Hemodialysis Access Device
Press release.

Free, Full-Text, Issue-in-Progress Articles from Blood Purification:

Thrasos and Collaborators Publish Nature Medicine Research Article Detailing Potential Treatment Approach for Kidney Disease
Press release. Full-text, Advance Online article from Nature Medicine.
Identification of Drug-Related Problems in Ambulatory Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: a Six Month Prospective Study
Article in Press abstract from Journal of Nephrology.
Global Nephrology: Kidney Transplantation in China
Posting by Dr. Ajay K Singh from The Kidney Doctor.
Erythropoietin, but Not the Correction of Anemia Alone, Protects from Chronic Kidney Allograft Injury
Advance Online abstract from Kidney International.
Hyporesponsiveness to Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents and Renal Survival in Nondialysis CKD Patients
Advance Access abstract from NDT.
Generic Drugs Easing Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs for Those with Chronic Illnesses
Amgen Fails to Win Advisory Panel Backing for Expanded Use of Cancer Drug
Largest National Nurses Union Opposes Mandatory Flu Vaccination as Condition of Employment
Press release from National Nurses United.
Vanderbilt Study Shows High Cost of Defensive Medicine
Press release.
The Value of Federalism in Defining Essential Health Benefits
Free, full-text perspective piece from the New England Journal of Medicine.
HIE Projects Report Workforce Shortage, Despite ONC Training Grants
News item from each AHANews.com.
83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World’s First 3D Printed Jaw Transplant
Experts Warn of Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
OIG Alerts Physicians to Exercise Caution When Reassigning Their Medicare Payments

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