6 Questions on Chronic Kidney Disease: The Basics
November 7, 2019
Primary care providers are often first to detect chronic kidney disease and essential to help prevent complications. Take our short test on CKD basics.
Andrew Bowser
ADPKD Quiz: Questions on Disease Progression
September 5, 2019
The risk for end-stage renal disease in patients with ADPKD is high. What factors increase the risk and how is it best managed? Test yourself.
Polycystic Kidney Disease: Studies on Obesity, Pain, Screening
May 9, 2019
Find summaries here of 3 recent studies conducted to shed light on difficult issues in the management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Risk of CKD Progression Lower in Women vs Men: Findings from the CRIC Study
January 17, 2019
Authors of the CRIC study found sex-related disparities in chronic kidney disease progression. Scroll through our slideshow to get the highlights.
Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Increase in Incident Diabetes
January 16, 2019
Renal damage, blood glucose level, family history--which was independently linked to incident T2DM in CKD? Read the study highlights.
Hep C Screening, Surveillance, and Treatment: The Challenges for Primary Care
December 19, 2018
William M. Lee, MD, of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas discusses the way forward for primary care.
Final Hep C Challenge of 2018
December 11, 2018
True or False: Hepatitis C belongs to the Fuselloviridae virus family. Answer and 4 more questions in the last Patient Care Hep C quiz for 2018.
HCV Expert Interview with Jordan Feld, MD, MPH
December 4, 2018
The renowned liver expert parses results of 3 studies presented at The Liver Meeting 2018 that could expand the role for DAA therapy in unexpected ways.
Liver Meeting 2018: 3 Hep C Study Highlights
November 30, 2018
Find out: why HCV-infected hearts can be viable for non-infected recipients; why screening pregnant women for HCV is worth it; and, how even injection drug users can achieve SVR.
Hepatitis C Treatment Options: 5 Direct Questions
November 14, 2018
An HCV-infected patient who still injects drugs wants to start direct-acting antiviral therapy. What do guidelines recommend?
