Now that summer is approaching, many of our minds have turned to vacation plans. Whether you imagine relaxing on sandy beaches, tubing on a snow-capped mountain, or taking a tour around a city, here’s how to prepare for traveling while on dialysis.
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It can be hard to ask for help, even in times of great need. We worry about being rejected, relinquishing control, or showing vulnerability. It’s just human nature.
So, imagine asking someone to donate a piece of themselves, literally, to help you. It takes a special kind of courage for patients in need of a transplant to ask friends, family, or the universe at large to donate a kidney or part of their liver to save their life.
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patients self-identified as “Hispanic/Latinx” face when considering home dialysis, according to a study presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
“Latinx people experience a faster progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and a higher incidence of ESKD compared to non-Latinx white individuals but are less likely to do home dialysis,” Katherine Rizzolo, MD, a nephrology fellow at University of Colorado Health, and colleagues wrote. “The motivations and barriers to home therapies for Latinx patients with ESKD has not been elicited.”
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Ability to travel increases a kidney transplant candidate’s access to kidney transplantation and improves the patient’s long-term survival, according to data published in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Further, those who travel for kidney transplantation tend to be white and live in an area with a low poverty rate. Read the complete article in Healio.
Patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease or recipients of kidney transplants are at increased risk for cancer, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease.
“We sought to characterize the burden of cancer diagnoses and cancer deaths among patients with kidney disease and determine whether their risk was increased vs. patients with normal kidney function,” Abhijat Kitchlu, MD, MSc, a staff nephrologist and clinician investigator at the University Health Network and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, told Healio. “We also assessed whether patients with kidney disease were found to have more advanced cancer stage when they were diagnosed.”
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BOSTON — Patients with chronic kidney disease reported the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected their mental health and quality of health care, according to a poster presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
“We did a study to look at the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and the quality of health care in patients with diabetes,” Neil Roy, MBBS, from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, told Healio. Read the full story in Healio.
According to research published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, people with kidney disease who consume more plant protein have a lower risk of death. Even a 33% increase in the ratio of plant protein to total protein has shown benefits.
In this episode of Hot Topics, Brittany Sparks, registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in renal nutrition, and Eric Singer, a whole-foods, plant-based diet advocate living with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), discuss the many benefits of plant-based diets. They also bust some common myths people may have about kidney disease and eating plant-based diets. Read the full story from National Kidney Foundation.
No specific inflammatory pathway was considered causative to long-term mortality in kidney transplant recipients.
Investigators observed strong association between low-grade systemic inflammation in the 10 weeks following kidney transplantation and long-term mortality in a recent cohort study from Norway.
Generally, low-grade systemic inflammation has been established as a risk factor for all-cause mortality as has been known to increase the severity and risk of diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Read more on HCP Live.
Dialysis sessions can take upwards of 12 hours a week so, how do you fill this time? Here are eight activities to help you use this time to its fullest potential, whether that’s relaxing, connecting with others, or engaging your mind.
Do you have any tv shows to catch up on or a movie your colleagues can’t believe you haven’t seen? Here’s your sign to watch it or to find something new. There are dozens of streaming services, and some even let you download shows if you’re trying to conserve cellular data. Read more ideas from The National Kidney Foundation.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect one in six Veterans.
There are currently approximately 500,000 Veterans diagnosed with CKD. That number is likely to increase by 30,000 people next year.
Michael Spigler is vice president of Patient Services and Kidney Disease Education at the American Kidney Fund (AKF). He notes that the partnership with VA brings awareness and resources to Veterans.
“Kidney disease is the fastest growing, noncommunicable disease (a disease that is not contagious) in the U.S., yet 90% of Americans, including Veterans, who have kidney disease are unaware they have early stages.” Read the full story in Vantage Point.