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July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study shows that approximately 1 in 11 Americans are affected by urinary stone disease. Overall prevalence of stone disease has increased since it was last measured in 1994.
April 22, 2012 | Journal Article
Among new legal permanent residents in the U.S., refugees were significantly more likely to report chronic health problems than other immigrants; half were uninsured.
January 18, 2012 | Journal Article
When families are insured by high-deductible health plans (HDHP), they are more likely than families with traditional plans to put off care, or skip it altogether.This pattern was three to times greater in high-deductible plan families than in those with traditional plans, according to this first-of-its-kind, Massachusetts-based study.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
April 20, 2011 | Journal Article
Current tests for chronic kidney disease (CKD) only assess creatinine levels which vary according to muscle mass, age and race. This study evaluated a triple-marker test (creatinine, albumin-to-creatinine ratio, and cystatin C) for CKD.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
As the population ages and health care improves, more Americans are living with multiple chronic conditions and disabilities. This has significant implications for providing, tracking and evaluating the quality of patient care, according to this essay in Health Services Research in 2020.
January 17, 2007 | Journal Article
This study considers the effect on patients with diabetes of the chronic care mode (CCM). The researchers show a positive association between the CCM and the predicted risk of heart disease.
March 19, 2009 | Journal Article
Heart failure in African Americans under 50 occurs at 20 times the incidence of heart failure in Caucasians under 50. Additionally, risk factors for this condition--obesity, kidney disease, and hypertension--are already present in young African Americans, and go largely unaddressed.
July 20, 2004 | Journal Article
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is kidney disease severe enough to require dialysis or a transplant. Worldwide, ESRD has reached epidemic proportions. Chronic renal insufficiency, which occurs when kidneys do not function well, is also becoming more ...
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Many people who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) also have hypertension. Controlling hypertension is extremely important in treating CKD. The relationship between kidney function and blood pressure components has been studied in people with diagnos ...