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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.

Dialysis Patient Citizens has announced a novel kidney disease training curriculum for community health workers, according to a press release.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Use of remote patient monitoring programs in adults on automated peritoneal dialysis may be connected to better survival of the technique and lower mortality rates, according to a recently published study.