Racial and Neighborhood-Level Disparities in COVID-19 Incidence among Patients on Hemodialysis in New York City asnjournals.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asnjournals.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In an analysis of patients on hemodialysis in New York City, there were substantial racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 rates that were not explained by neighborhood social vulnerability.
Among adults with kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis in New York City, Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19 than White patients. Neighborhood-level social vulnerability factors were associated with COVID-19 incidence among White patients, but these factors did not explain racial/ethnic disparities.
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SELBYVILLE, Del., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ According to the latest report Dialysis Market by Type (Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis), Product & Service (Equipment, Consumables, Services), End-use (In-center Dialysis, Home Dialysis), Regional Outlook, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2027 , by Global Market Insights Inc., the market valuation of dialysis will cross $114 billion by 2027. Increasing R&D investments for developing innovative equipment will foster the market growth.
Major dialysis market players include Rogosin Institute, U.S. Renal Care, KAWASUMI LABORATORIES, B. Braun, Fresenius Medical Care, Toray Industries, Baxter, Satellite Healthcare, Nipro, Medtronic, JMS, DaVita, Asahi Kasei and Nikkiso.
Shortage of kidney donors across the globe will substantially impact the market progression positively as it leads to an increase in demand for dialysis treatment. Kidney replacement is a tedious procedure and kidney that needs to
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Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more specialized cell types. In a new study in the journal
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