In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s assurance of continuous expansion in healthcare benefits despite zero subsidy, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has ...

In 2005, the European Renal Association published the European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) for Peritoneal Dialysis. 1 The document includes a preface explaining how the process was initiated and ...

End-Stage Renal Disease Payment Model Falls Short of Goals A mandatory CMS pay-for-performance model aimed at boosting home dialysis and kidney transplant rates showed no meaningful gains and imposed ...

Haemodialysis is an extracorporeal procedure to remove waste products from the blood, such as creatinine and urea, which are insufficiently removed by the kidneys in patients with renal failure.

Renal failure refers to temporary or permanent damage to the kidneys that results in loss of normal kidney function. There are two different types of renal failure--acute and chronic. Acute renal ...

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that starts in the lining of the abdomen and develops 20-50 years after asbestos exposure. This rare cancer makes up roughly 10-15% of all mesothelioma ...

Abstract: Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an enabling technology to engineer the radio signal propagation in wireless networks. By smartly tuning the signal reflection via a large number of ...

Stopping dialysis will lead to death, but it might improve remaining quality of life for some patients. People might consider stopping dialysis if they have an untreatable illness or severe disability ...

In this tutorial, we are going to see how you can create a custom Graphical User Interface(GUI) using LVGL and our favourite Arduino IDE.… ...

Starches, certain fibers, lactose, fructose, sorbitol, and carbonated drinks can all increase gas in the digestive tract and trigger bloating. Eating too quickly, chewing gum, smoking, alcohol use, ...

Teaching is a skill that comes with time. Think back to some of your favourite classes in high school or university: What made them so special? What was it about the instructor’s pedagogy that made it ...

aDepartment of General Surgery and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Gastrointestinal Tumor, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical ...