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Oral Dialysis

It’s an important anniversary for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and as a result there are events planned in all departments of the hospital over the next year. Not to be left out, the Renal Division invited some…

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suPARBaby?

The American Journal of Kidney Diseases published a fascinating letter this month from Jochen Reiser’s group concerning the transmission of the suPAR from a mother to her newborn infant. The patient in question had a history of primary…

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eJournal Club

This month’s eJournal club concerns early initiation and withdrawal from dialysis in Canada. Over the last 20 years, there has been a move towards starting people on dialysis earlier, at least when this is defined in terms of…

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Keeping up with the Neighbours

These days, the proliferation of medical journals makes it difficult to keep up with all the changes in our field. There are a number of means that people employ to manage their reading. I personally use google reader…

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Falsification Analysis

Interesting paper this month in JAMA about post-marketing studies of adverse drug effects. Randomized controlled trials are obviously the gold standard for the detection of common adverse events related to treatment. The problem is that, if an adverse…

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