COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Among Kidney Transplant Candidates, Recipients
This is the first US nationwide analysis of COVID-19-related mortality in kidney transplant recipients and candidates.
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This is the first US nationwide analysis of COVID-19-related mortality in kidney transplant recipients and candidates.
First national data from US reveal higher mortality rates in kidney transplant candidates and recipients in 2020, especially minorities.
A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that more than one out of every 10 people, or 11%, who were on a waiting list died due to COVID-19.
A nationwide study of kidney transplant recipients and waitlisted candidates found COVID increased mortality in both groups in 2020 by 20% among
E-Mail NEW YORK, NY-- Diagnosing chronic kidney disease, which is often undetected until it causes irreversible damage, may soon become automated with a new algorithm that interprets data from electronic medical records. The algorithm, developed by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, automatically scours a patient's electronic medical record for results of blood and urine tests and, using a mix of established equations and machine learning to process the data, can alert physicians to patients in the earliest stages of chronic kidney disease. A stu...