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RPA Launches New Website
Renal Physicians Association's redesigned website will be launched on March 12, 2010 at 7:15 p.m. during its 2010 Annual Meeting.
AMGEN INC Files SEC Form 8-K
  Mar. 12, 2010
Texas Man Who Fixes Dialysis Machines Now Has To Use One
Article and video from KFOX El Paso.
Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative 2009 Annual Report
73-page pdf file. Submitted by Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition – February 26, 2010.
Is The Nephrologist to Blame for Intradialytic Hypotension?
Blog entry by Peter Laird, MD and dialysis patient, from Dialysis from the Sharp End of the Needle.
Staff Motivation: A Potential Barrier to Dialysis Patient Compliance
Article from D&T.
Confounding Effect of Comorbidities and Malnutrition on Survival of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Article in Press abstract from the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Kidney Repair Using Stem Cells: Myth or Reality as a Therapeutic Option?
Abstract and free, full-text pdf (see download link) from the Journal of Nephrology.
African Americans Compared to Senegalese—Same Number of Glomeruli, but Greater Glomerular Size. What Does This Tell Us?
Free, full-text, Advance Access editorial comment from NDT.
Exercise Program To Enhance Physical Performance and Quality of Life of Older Hemodialysis Patients: a Feasibility Study
Online First abstract from International Urology and Nephrology.
New Informational Web Site on Kidney Transplants: KidneyLink
Web site and press release.
Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor?
Articles from HealthDay and WebMD.
NxStage(R) Secures $15 Million Revolving Line of Credit
Press release.
Wisconsin Man Celebrates 40 Years with Kidney Transplant
News report from WISN.com.
Rockwell Medical Reports 4th Quarter
500 Million People Worldwide Have Some Form of Kidney Damage
Harvard Bioscience Jumps into the Regenerative Medicine Market
Congress, Obama Continue Health Reform Push
Article from Kaiser Health News.
Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
Articles from HealthDay and Reuters.
Divided Public Opinion About The Medically Uninsured
Free, full-text article from Health Affairs.
Communication Often Fumbled During Patient Hand-offs in Hospital

CMS Seeks Comments on Data Collection for Dialysis Facility Compare
Notice from the Federal Register.

New CMS Document on Emergency Procedures
28-page pdf file. CMS has published a document on Emergency and Disaster-Related Policies and Procedures That May Be Implemented Without Article 1135 Waivers.

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