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Peritoneal dialysis and in-center hemodialysis carry similar survival benefits

Survival Similar for Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis

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Meta-analysis included data for 113,578 patients with incident dialysis from 1993 to 2014
As part of a literature review

Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Working group reviewed bone complications to form recommendations for management of bone health
For patients with hyperthyroidism treated with radioactive iodine

I-131 Tx for Hyperthyroidism May Up Risk for Solid Cancer Death

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Greater organ-absorbed doses may be modestly positively associated with risk of solid cancer death
Working in the six months before initiating hemodialysis is associated with better survival

Maintaining Work During Dialysis Tied to Higher Survival

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Employment rates low among patients initiating dialysis
Transcatheter arterial embolization

Image-Guided Intervention May Ease Pain of Severe Tennis Elbow

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Transcatheter arterial embolization may reduce pain, inflammation in persistent lateral epicondylitis
The use of plasma infusion therapies (often called "vampire" treatments

FDA Warns About ‘Miracle’ Young Blood Infusion Treatments

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Expensive 'fountain of youth' therapies are unproven, potentially harmful
In 2015

CDC: Outpatient Rehab Rates Suboptimal for Stroke Survivors

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Based on data from four states, in 2015, 35.5 percent of adult stroke survivors used outpatient rehab
Virtual reality appears to be an effective distraction intervention to relieve pain and distress during various medical procedures

Review: Virtual Reality Distracts From Pain of Medical Procedures

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VR effective for reducing pain and distress of even extremely painful procedures
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is increasingly being used

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Increasingly Being Used

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Hyperbaric therapy increasing for diabetic wounds, although it is not recommended by ADA