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Sipuleucel-T Survival Benefit Greater in Blacks

Sipuleucel-T Survival Benefit Greater in Blacks

Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy Improves Bladder Tumor Surveillance

Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy Improves Bladder Tumor Surveillance

Blue Light Cystoscopy Use in the VA System

Blue Light Cystoscopy Use in the VA System

New Studies Confirm Advantages of Blue Light Cystoscopy

New Studies Confirm Advantages of Blue Light Cystoscopy

Water Vapor Ablation Eases BPH-Related Urinary Retention

Water Vapor Ablation Eases BPH-Related Urinary Retention

Bone Metastasis At Diagnosis Predicts Early Prostate Cancer Mortality

Bone Metastasis At Diagnosis Predicts Early Prostate Cancer Mortality

Stone Formation Linked to Hemoglobin A1c Levels

Stone Formation Linked to Hemoglobin A1c Levels

Bladder Cancer Survival Worse Among Women Despite RC

Bladder Cancer Survival Worse Among Women Despite RC

Bladder Cancer Patient Smoking Intensity Influences Survival

Bladder Cancer Patient Smoking Intensity Influences Survival

Nomogram Developed to Predict Ureteral Stone Passage

Nomogram Developed to Predict Ureteral Stone Passage

New Risk Models May Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies

New Risk Models May Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies

Cholesterol Linked to High-Grade Prostate Cancer

Cholesterol Linked to High-Grade Prostate Cancer

Temperature-Related Kidney Stone Risk Higher Among Men

Temperature-Related Kidney Stone Risk Higher Among Men

Blacks More Likely to Die from Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Blacks More Likely to Die from Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Sparsentan Promising for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Sparsentan Promising for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Parathyroid Surgery Linked With Lower Death Risk

Parathyroid Surgery Linked With Lower Death Risk

Hypo- , Hyperkalemia Linked to ESRD

Hypo- , Hyperkalemia Linked to ESRD

Elevated iPTH and Early Death

Elevated iPTH and Early Death

Albuminuria Among Obese Adults With No Co-Existing Conditions

Albuminuria Among Obese Adults With No Co-Existing Conditions

Uric Acid and AKI Development in the Critically Ill

Uric Acid and AKI Development in the Critically Ill

Low-carb Diet May Curb Adverse Effects of Prostate ADT

Low-carb Diet May Curb Adverse Effects of Prostate ADT

Erectile Function Preserved in Half of Men Receiving Brachytherapy

Erectile Function Preserved in Half of Men Receiving Brachytherapy

Key Micronutrients Lacking in Black Bladder Cancer Patients

Key Micronutrients Lacking in Black Bladder Cancer Patients

High PSA Predicts Elevated Risk of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

High PSA Predicts Elevated Risk of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

High-grade Prostate Cancer More Likely to be Found in Sicker Men

High-grade Prostate Cancer More Likely to be Found in Sicker Men

Apology Laws Found to Speed Up Malpractice Litigation

Apology Laws Found to Speed Up Malpractice Litigation

Pre-cystectomy Chemo Does Not Hike C. Difficile Risk

Pre-cystectomy Chemo Does Not Hike C. Difficile Risk

Surgeons Performing More Radical Cystectomies Robotically

Surgeons Performing More Radical Cystectomies Robotically

Specialists More Likely to Prescribe Newer OAB Drugs

Specialists More Likely to Prescribe Newer OAB Drugs

High-risk Prostate Cancer Linked to Poverty

High-risk Prostate Cancer Linked to Poverty

More mRCC Patients Receiving Treatment

More mRCC Patients Receiving Treatment

Tilki: Comparing Treatment Options for Lymph-Node Positive PCa

Tilki: Comparing Treatment Options for Lymph-Node Positive PCa

Helfand: Bladder Cancer Patient Compliance with Intravesical Maintenance

Helfand: Bladder Cancer Patient Compliance with Intravesical Maintenance

Komisarenko: Use of Initial Active Surveillance in Low-Risk PCa

Komisarenko: Use of Initial Active Surveillance in Low-Risk PCa

Morhardt: Ablating Kidney Stones into Powder through 'Dusting'

Morhardt: Ablating Kidney Stones into Powder through 'Dusting'

Abdollah: Long-Term Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Abdollah: Long-Term Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Freedland: Early ADT After Recurrence Following RP

Freedland: Early ADT After Recurrence Following RP

DiBianco, Klaassen: Socioeconomic Predictors of Clear-Cell RCC

DiBianco, Klaassen: Socioeconomic Predictors of Clear-Cell RCC

Tyson: Radical Prostatectomy Trends in the U.S.

Tyson: Radical Prostatectomy Trends in the U.S.

Kabarriti: Metformin Use and Renal Cell Cancer Risk

Kabarriti: Metformin Use and Renal Cell Cancer Risk

Shelton: Contemporary Active Surveillance Rates for Newly-Diagnosed PCa

Shelton: Contemporary Active Surveillance Rates for Newly-Diagnosed PCa

Sharma: Preop Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Outcomes after RP

Sharma: Preop Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Outcomes after RP

Klotz: Metastatic PCa in Men on Active Surveillance

Klotz: Metastatic PCa in Men on Active Surveillance

Pablo Pergola, MD: Investigational Drug Improves eGFR

Pablo Pergola, MD: Investigational Drug Improves eGFR

Five Considerations for Ebola Care in Dialysis

Five Considerations for Ebola Care in Dialysis

DaVita CEO: The Future of Nephrology

DaVita CEO: The Future of Nephrology

Julie Ishida, MD: IV Iron, Hemodialysis and Infection

Julie Ishida, MD: IV Iron, Hemodialysis and Infection

Julia Lewis, MD: Ferric Citrate Benefits

Julia Lewis, MD: Ferric Citrate Benefits

Renal Mass Biopsy Underused in the U.S.

Renal Mass Biopsy Underused in the U.S.

Validation of CCP RNA Signature for PCa Death Prediction

Validation of CCP RNA Signature for PCa Death Prediction

Flexible Ureteroscopy Suitable for Stones

Flexible Ureteroscopy Suitable for Stones

Increasing Paternal Age Adversely Affects Intrauterine Birth Rates

Increasing Paternal Age Adversely Affects Intrauterine Birth Rates

The PREVAIL Study: Primary and Non-Visceral Results for Enzalutamide

The PREVAIL Study: Primary and Non-Visceral Results for Enzalutamide

BMI as Predictor of Radical Cystectomy Survival

BMI as Predictor of Radical Cystectomy Survival

J. Francois Eid, MD: Benefits of the Coloplast Titan

J. Francois Eid, MD: Benefits of the Coloplast Titan

J. Francois Eid, MD, on Penile Implant Therapy

J. Francois Eid, MD, on Penile Implant Therapy

Patients Aged 75+ Have Poor Outcomes After Starting RRT

Patients Aged 75+ Have Poor Outcomes After Starting RRT

Mediterranean-Style Diet May Cut CKD Risk

Mediterranean-Style Diet May Cut CKD Risk

Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertensive CKD Patients

Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertensive CKD Patients

White Coat Hypertension Linked to Elevated Urine Protein

White Coat Hypertension Linked to Elevated Urine Protein

Novel Iron-Based Binder Has Long-Term Efficacy

Novel Iron-Based Binder Has Long-Term Efficacy

Periodontal Disease May Hike Mortality in CKD Patients

Periodontal Disease May Hike Mortality in CKD Patients

CKD Risk Higher Among Diabetic Women than Men

CKD Risk Higher Among Diabetic Women than Men

Erythropoietin Resistance Linked to Low Vitamin C

Erythropoietin Resistance Linked to Low Vitamin C

Race May Affect Phosphorus-Mortality Link in CKD Patients

Race May Affect Phosphorus-Mortality Link in CKD Patients

Allen Seftel, MD: For Screening ED for CVD

Allen Seftel, MD: For Screening ED for CVD

Serge Carrier, MD: Against Screening ED for CVD

Serge Carrier, MD: Against Screening ED for CVD

Angela Webster, MBBS: Screening for cancers post-transplant

Angela Webster, MBBS: Screening for cancers post-transplant

E. David Crawford, MD: The Benefits of ConfirmMDx

E. David Crawford, MD: The Benefits of ConfirmMDx

Howard Fink, MD, against CKD Population Screening

Howard Fink, MD, against CKD Population Screening

Peter McCullough, MD, for CKD Population Screening

Peter McCullough, MD, for CKD Population Screening

AUA13: PCa Risk Not Elevated with Testosterone Replacement

AUA13: PCa Risk Not Elevated with Testosterone Replacement

AUA13: Black Men on PCa AS May Need Closer Follow-Up

AUA13: Black Men on PCa AS May Need Closer Follow-Up

AUA13: Radical Prostatectomy May Prevent LUTS Progression

AUA13: Radical Prostatectomy May Prevent LUTS Progression

AUA13: Ureteroscopy Use Rising, SWL Use Falling in California

AUA13: Ureteroscopy Use Rising, SWL Use Falling in California

AUA13: Bladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers

AUA13: Bladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers

AUA13: Post-RARP Weight Gain May Worsen Urinary Incontinence

AUA13: Post-RARP Weight Gain May Worsen Urinary Incontinence

AUA13: Statins Improve Kidney Cancer Surgery Outcomes

AUA13: Statins Improve Kidney Cancer Surgery Outcomes

AUA13: PCa Incidence Higher in Men with Autoimmune Disease

AUA13: PCa Incidence Higher in Men with Autoimmune Disease

AUA13: Voiding Parameters Remain Stable in Elderly Men

AUA13: Voiding Parameters Remain Stable in Elderly Men

Charles Herzog, MD: For Anticoagulants for CKD with Afib

Charles Herzog, MD: For Anticoagulants for CKD with Afib

Catherine Clase, MD: Against Anticoagulants for CKD with Afib

Catherine Clase, MD: Against Anticoagulants for CKD with Afib

Educating PCPs about CKD

Educating PCPs about CKD

Drug-Induced Interstitial Nephritis More Common in the Elderly

Drug-Induced Interstitial Nephritis More Common in the Elderly

Understanding high-risk PCa: E. David Crawford, MD, Ganesh Palapattu, MD

Understanding high-risk PCa: E. David Crawford, MD, Ganesh Palapattu, MD

Partial nephrectomy: John Gore, MD, MS

Partial nephrectomy: John Gore, MD, MS

Radical nephrectomy: Alexander Kutikov, MD

Radical nephrectomy: Alexander Kutikov, MD

PSADT Unreliable for Predicting Prostate Cancer Worsening

PSADT Unreliable for Predicting Prostate Cancer Worsening

PCNL Use Rises Dramatically in the U.S.

PCNL Use Rises Dramatically in the U.S.

Initial MRI May Help Predict Prostate Cancer Progression

Initial MRI May Help Predict Prostate Cancer Progression

Surgery Lowers RCC-Related Mortality

Surgery Lowers RCC-Related Mortality

Negative Second Biopsies Do Not Rule Out Prostate Cancer Progression

Negative Second Biopsies Do Not Rule Out Prostate Cancer Progression

Mitchell Benson, MD: Immediate treatment for low-risk renal tumors

Mitchell Benson, MD: Immediate treatment for low-risk renal tumors

David Chen, MD, FACS: Active surveillance for low-risk renal tumors

David Chen, MD, FACS: Active surveillance for low-risk renal tumors

Partial Nephrectomy Prolongs Survival in Younger Patients

Partial Nephrectomy Prolongs Survival in Younger Patients

Salvage Brachytherapy Results Promising

Salvage Brachytherapy Results Promising

Drugs for Metastatic Kidney Cancer Offer Similar Survival

Drugs for Metastatic Kidney Cancer Offer Similar Survival

Lack of Chemotherapy Boosts Risk of Post-Cystectomy Readmission

Lack of Chemotherapy Boosts Risk of Post-Cystectomy Readmission

Urologists a Key Factor in PCa Observation Underuse

Urologists a Key Factor in PCa Observation Underuse

Anticoagulant Use May Improve Survival in mCRPC Patients

Anticoagulant Use May Improve Survival in mCRPC Patients

Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Offers Better Survival than EBRT

Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Offers Better Survival than EBRT

ADT Duration for Prostate Cancer Can Be Cut in Half

ADT Duration for Prostate Cancer Can Be Cut in Half

Early Dialysis Initiation: Anthony Valeri, MD

Early Dialysis Initiation: Anthony Valeri, MD

Late Dialysis Initiation: John Capelli, MD

Late Dialysis Initiation: John Capelli, MD

Study Highlights Need for Earlier AKI Diagnosis

Study Highlights Need for Earlier AKI Diagnosis

Diet May Have No Short-Term Effect on Renal Function

Diet May Have No Short-Term Effect on Renal Function

PPI Use with MMF May Increase Acute Rejection Risk

PPI Use with MMF May Increase Acute Rejection Risk

Side Effects Cited for Many Binder Discontinuations

Side Effects Cited for Many Binder Discontinuations

Hematocrit Decreases as eGFR Declines

Hematocrit Decreases as eGFR Declines

Carbon Drug Found Not to Slow CKD Advance

Carbon Drug Found Not to Slow CKD Advance

New Assay Identifies Men Who May Be at Lower Risk for PCa Recurrence After Surgery

New Assay Identifies Men Who May Be at Lower Risk for PCa Recurrence After Surgery

Intermittent ADT May Offer Survival Edge in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Intermittent ADT May Offer Survival Edge in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Data Suggest Caution in the Use of Nonsurgical Management of Renal Tumors

Data Suggest Caution in the Use of Nonsurgical Management of Renal Tumors

Statins May Decrease Prostate Growth

Statins May Decrease Prostate Growth

Novel Catheter May Prevent Patient Injuries

Novel Catheter May Prevent Patient Injuries

PCa-Specific Survival Can Be Good Even with Positive Nodes

PCa-Specific Survival Can Be Good Even with Positive Nodes

Study Identifies RCC Risk Factors

Study Identifies RCC Risk Factors

ADT Prior to Salvage Cryo Does Not Improve BFS

ADT Prior to Salvage Cryo Does Not Improve BFS

Cure Possible Despite Positive Lymph Nodes

Cure Possible Despite Positive Lymph Nodes

AKI Soon After Nephrectomy Rare, Study Finds

AKI Soon After Nephrectomy Rare, Study Finds

UTUC Tumor Location Affects Oncologic Outcomes

UTUC Tumor Location Affects Oncologic Outcomes

IC/BPS, IC/CPPS Widespread Among Men in the U.S.

IC/BPS, IC/CPPS Widespread Among Men in the U.S.

OAB Sufferers Less Physically Active

OAB Sufferers Less Physically Active

Findings May Improve Mortality Predictions for RCC Patients

Findings May Improve Mortality Predictions for RCC Patients

Testicular Exams Often Omitted from Physicals

Testicular Exams Often Omitted from Physicals

Survival Better with Partial Nephrectomy

Survival Better with Partial Nephrectomy

Inappropriate Post-RP Medication Use Found

Inappropriate Post-RP Medication Use Found

Novel Iron-Based Phosphate Binder Effective, Well-Tolerated

Novel Iron-Based Phosphate Binder Effective, Well-Tolerated

X-Rays Unreliable for Diagnosing Pneumonia in HD Patients

X-Rays Unreliable for Diagnosing Pneumonia in HD Patients

Dipstick Test Can Predict AKI in Septic Patients

Dipstick Test Can Predict AKI in Septic Patients

Rapid Anemia Management May Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates

Rapid Anemia Management May Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates

CKD Elevates Risk of Post-Op AKI

CKD Elevates Risk of Post-Op AKI

SHPT Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency in CKD Patients

SHPT Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency in CKD Patients

Very Low Testosterone Hikes Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk

Very Low Testosterone Hikes Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk

Data Support Cystoscopy Prior to Brachytherapy

Data Support Cystoscopy Prior to Brachytherapy

Novel Drug for Overactive Bladder Works Even If Antimuscarinics Do Not

Novel Drug for Overactive Bladder Works Even If Antimuscarinics Do Not

Shockwave Therapy Found to Improve Erectile Dysfunction

Shockwave Therapy Found to Improve Erectile Dysfunction

Study: Partial Nephrectomy Complications Mostly Minor

Study: Partial Nephrectomy Complications Mostly Minor

Bladder Cancer Death Risk May No Longer Be Higher in Women

Bladder Cancer Death Risk May No Longer Be Higher in Women

Partial Nephrectomy Rates Rise, but Disparities Exist

Partial Nephrectomy Rates Rise, but Disparities Exist

PSA Testing Rates Unchanged for Elderly Men Despite Task Force Guidelines

PSA Testing Rates Unchanged for Elderly Men Despite Task Force Guidelines

Many Metastatic Prostate Cancers Go Untreated

Many Metastatic Prostate Cancers Go Untreated

Prostate Cancer Linked to Heavy Alcohol Intake

Prostate Cancer Linked to Heavy Alcohol Intake

Novel Drug Prolongs Survival in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

Novel Drug Prolongs Survival in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

Herbal Product May Be Useful for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Herbal Product May Be Useful for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Empiric Antibiotics for Elevated PSA of No Clinical Benefit

Empiric Antibiotics for Elevated PSA of No Clinical Benefit

Eating Rye Bread in Adolescence May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Eating Rye Bread in Adolescence May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Predialysis Factors and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation Among Older Adults

Predialysis Factors and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation Among Older Adults

Long-Term Risks of Hospital Readmission, Death in Patients with Kidney Disease

Long-Term Risks of Hospital Readmission, Death in Patients with Kidney Disease

Predictors of Hospitalizations in Maintenance HD Patients

Predictors of Hospitalizations in Maintenance HD Patients

Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney Donors

Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney Donors

BP Rises with ESAs Not Relate to Vasoconstriction

BP Rises with ESAs Not Relate to Vasoconstriction

FGF-23 Levels Are Elevated in Children, Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pr

FGF-23 Levels Are Elevated in Children, Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pr

High FGF-23 in AKI Patients Predicts Worse Outcomes

High FGF-23 in AKI Patients Predicts Worse Outcomes

Two Vitamin D Analogues Show Similar Efficacy for SHPT

Two Vitamin D Analogues Show Similar Efficacy for SHPT

IV Iron Use for Anemia Rising, ESA Use Falling

IV Iron Use for Anemia Rising, ESA Use Falling

Response to ESAs Predicts ESRD Risk

Response to ESAs Predicts ESRD Risk

Worsening Post-Transplant CKD Predicts Higher Graft Failure Risk

Worsening Post-Transplant CKD Predicts Higher Graft Failure Risk

EPO Use Declining After Bundling Introduced

EPO Use Declining After Bundling Introduced

Acute Rejection Risk Higher with Membranous Glomerulonephritis

Acute Rejection Risk Higher with Membranous Glomerulonephritis

Depressive Symptoms after Kidney Transplantation Are Associated with Decreased Survival

Depressive Symptoms after Kidney Transplantation Are Associated with Decreased Survival

Lower CKD Risk Found with High Salt Intake

Lower CKD Risk Found with High Salt Intake

IV Iron Drug Shows Advantages in Head-to-Head Trial

IV Iron Drug Shows Advantages in Head-to-Head Trial

Gout Prevalence High in CKD Patients

Gout Prevalence High in CKD Patients

Kidney Week Video Survey: Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN

Kidney Week Video Survey: Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN

Kidney Week Video Survey: Anil Agarwal, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: Anil Agarwal, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: Antonino Sidoti, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: Antonino Sidoti, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: Csaba Kovesdy, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: Csaba Kovesdy, MD

Positive Phase 2b Study Results Announced for Bardoxolone Methyl

Positive Phase 2b Study Results Announced for Bardoxolone Methyl

MDV3100 in Advanced Prostate Cancer

MDV3100 in Advanced Prostate Cancer

AKI, ARF Common with Pandemic Flu

AKI, ARF Common with Pandemic Flu

Proteinuria After Kidney Transplantation

Proteinuria After Kidney Transplantation

Phosphate Binders May Lower Death Risk

Phosphate Binders May Lower Death Risk

Obesity, Unhealthy Diets, Smoking Raise CKD Risk

Obesity, Unhealthy Diets, Smoking Raise CKD Risk

25(OH)D Replacement Found Ineffective for SHPT

25(OH)D Replacement Found Ineffective for SHPT

RCC Surgery Outcomes Worse in Nutritionally Deficient Patients

RCC Surgery Outcomes Worse in Nutritionally Deficient Patients

Novel Tool May Help Dialysis Patients with Phosphorus Control

Novel Tool May Help Dialysis Patients with Phosphorus Control

Abnormal DREs in Obese Men Predict Greater Risk of Prostate Cancer

Abnormal DREs in Obese Men Predict Greater Risk of Prostate Cancer

Radical Cystectomy Mortality in Elderly Bladder Cancer Patients

Radical Cystectomy Mortality in Elderly Bladder Cancer Patients

Transplant Anemia, Phosphorus Linked

Transplant Anemia, Phosphorus Linked

CKD Stage 3 Patients Benefit from Extended-Release Niacin

CKD Stage 3 Patients Benefit from Extended-Release Niacin

Kidney Week Video Survey: David S. Goldfarb, MD

Kidney Week Video Survey: David S. Goldfarb, MD

Dietary Phosphorous and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

Dietary Phosphorous and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

Large Renal Masses Grow Faster than Small Ones

Large Renal Masses Grow Faster than Small Ones

Erectile Dysfunction and Sleep Apnea

Erectile Dysfunction and Sleep Apnea

The Prevalence of Renal Impairment in Cancer

The Prevalence of Renal Impairment in Cancer

Obese Donors Not At Higher Renal Risk

Obese Donors Not At Higher Renal Risk

RARP Offers Favorable Long-Term Outcomes

RARP Offers Favorable Long-Term Outcomes

Moderate Alcohol Use Benefits Renal Transplant Patients

Moderate Alcohol Use Benefits Renal Transplant Patients

Post-Transplant Outcomes in ESRD Patients

Post-Transplant Outcomes in ESRD Patients

Factors Associated with Cinacalcet Initiation in Hemodialysis (HD) Patients

Factors Associated with Cinacalcet Initiation in Hemodialysis (HD) Patients

Donor-Derived Transmission Events in 2010

Donor-Derived Transmission Events in 2010

Switching to Nocturnal Hemodialysis Beneficial

Switching to Nocturnal Hemodialysis Beneficial

Lanthanum Carbonate Treatment

Lanthanum Carbonate Treatment

The Treatment of Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome with Acthar Gel (ACTH)

The Treatment of Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome with Acthar Gel (ACTH)

Vitamin D May Lower EPO Requirements

Vitamin D May Lower EPO Requirements

Focused Phosphorus Management Program Decreases Hyperphosphataemia in ESRD Patients

Focused Phosphorus Management Program Decreases Hyperphosphataemia in ESRD Patients