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Patient Education and Support
Empathic AI responses to patient inquires could be the answer to ‘overburdened’ clinicians
Chatbots use of more positive and subjective language produced more empathetic responses to patient questions submitted through EHR prompts compared with those of primary care physicians, according to results of a randomized study.
Comprehensive Disease-Management Plan
Importance of Patient Education
Dialysis Patient Citizens announces kidney training course for community health workers
Dialysis Patient Citizens has announced a novel kidney disease training curriculum for community health workers, according to a press release.
Northwestern Medicine researchers perform kidney transplant on awake patient
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine have performed the first kidney transplant in the U.S. in which the patient was awake during procedure, according to a press release from the hospital.
Preemptive kidney transplant in older adults linked to better patient, graft survival
PHILADELPHIA — Preemptive kidney transplant in older adults with a high kidney donor profile index pre-transplant may be linked to better patient and graft survival, data show.
First patient dosed in Melt’s phase 3 program of needle- and opioid-free cataract sedation
The first patient has been dosed in a pivotal phase 3 program of a needle- and opioid-free sedation for cataract surgery, according to a press release from Melt Pharmaceuticals.
US dialysis center technician staffing varies widely by region, may impact quality of care
Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data.
Autosomal dominant PKD registry may help assess disease burden in patients with CKD
The autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease registry may help assess various aspects of disease burden on patients’ health-related quality of life, according to published research.