Patients with central serous chorioretinopathy may be prescribed systemic corticosteroids despite evidence showing that steroids can contribute to the disease, according to data published in Ophthalmology.

Compared with adult patients who more frequently experienced delayed eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosis, pediatric patients had higher endoscopic findings of the disease with increased eosinophils detected during esophageal biopsy.

In a study of patients with endometrial stromal sarcomas treated with aromatase inhibitors the objective response rate was more modest than expected, but a majority did achieve stable disease, according to a study presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

The addition of sintilimab to chemotherapy prolonged PFS for patients with pretreated EGFR-mutated nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer, according to topline data released by the agent’s manufacturer.

Individualized coaching may be effective in enhancing advanced care planning for patients with chronic kidney disease, but delivery of the information is the key to success, a recently published study shows.

Below is a listing of some new products and product updates released to the renal community in 2021.

During a recent panel discussion1 on advancing home dialysis, the moderator asked me to imagine what home dialysis might look like in 2030.

Osman Khawar, MD, remembers the home dialysis machines he worked with during his nephrology training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

The health care community has been grappling with ways to improve equity in patient care, and the dialysis and kidney transplant profession has been part of the effort.

At our home dialysis clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, working on growth and sustainability of our home program has brought along successes, promising endeavors and insight into potential challenges.