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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jan-2026 02:11 ET (15-Jan-2026 07:11 GMT/UTC)

8-Nov-2025

Transitional dialysis program in Texas decreased the use of emergency dialysis

American Society of Nephrology
Reports and Proceedings

A transitional dialysis program piloted in Austin, TX lowered the use ofcostly emergency dialysis in uninsured people with kidney failure, and it facilitated permanent dialysis access placement and transplant evaluations.

The findings will be presented at American Society of Nephrology (ASN)Kidney Week 2025 November 5–9.

Meeting: ASN Kidney Week

8-Nov-2025

Quality improvement intervention may help prevent deaths from metformin-associated lactic acid

American Society of Nephrology
Reports and Proceedings

A diagnosis and treatment protocol including the prompt initiation of dialysisled to reduced mortality from metformin-associated lactic acidosis at a hospital in Thailand.

The findings will be presented at American Society of Nephrology (ASN)Kidney Week 2025 November 5–9.

Meeting: ASN Kidney Week

8-Nov-2025

Conservative care versus dialysis: model indicates which is best for individual patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

American Society of Nephrology
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers developed and validated a model that estimates individualized survival probabilities with conservative management versusdialysis in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

The findings will be presented at American Society of Nephrology (ASN)Kidney Week 2025 November 5–9.

Meeting: ASN Kidney Week

8-Nov-2025

Coronary artery calcium may be a predictor for all-cause mortality, including medical conditions not related to heart health

Intermountain Healthcare
Reports and Proceedings

In a new study of more than 40,000 patients, researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that patients who have no evidence of calcium in their coronary arteries are not only significantly less likely to die from heart conditions – including heart attacks and heart failure– but also are at reduced risk of death from non-cardiac medical conditions.

Meeting: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

8-Nov-2025

Minimally invasive coronary calcium CT scans used to determine heart disease risk are effective at finding other potential health problems

Intermountain Healthcare
Reports and Proceedings

New study from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that routine coronary artery calcium CT scans are also proving to be effective in uncovering other medical issues in patients, some of them life-threatening.

Meeting: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

8-Nov-2025

High-impact clinical trials generate promising results for improving kidney health - part 3

American Society of Nephrology
Reports and Proceedings

The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented in-person at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2025 November 5–9.

Meeting: ASN Kidney Week

8-Nov-2025

Single-cell insights reveal how HPV status reshapes penile tumor immunity

West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) is a rare but aggressive malignancy that severely affects men’s health worldwide.

Journal: Precision Clinical Medicine