The Kidney & Hypertension Group of South Florida opens New Hypertension Clinic
The #Kidney & #Hypertension Group is excited to announce the opening of our new Hypertension Clinic. Our clinic offers the latest diagnostic and treatment advances for patients with high blood pressure. Our doctors are Board-certified specialists trained to diagnose and treat both routine and complex causes of high […]
Weight Loss Surgery to Qualify for a Kidney Transplant
A fact in following Peritoneal Dialysis patients is most will pursue a kidney transplant. Another truth is that as many as 30-50% will initially be above the BMI limit set for them by the Transplant Team. Of this group given a specific amount of weight to lose, in our experience, less than 25% will accomplish […]
RPA 2011
An amazing Renal Physicians Association Conference winds down, with complex lectures on ACO and ESRD Bundling dominating many of the lectures. More than ever, the national push will be towards home therapy for ESRD. We leave Washington D.C. with an even stronger committment to our home dialysis program, in particular to our very successful Peritoneal […]
SHOULD YOUNGER PATIENTS GET THE BEST KIDNEYS?
I am not in favor of sharp limits on who gets the best kidney-at least not strictly defined by age. What is old? In many countries, that age is 55. That’s why, if they can afford it and have a donor, people from countries with these limits who need a transplant come here.(tough to do) […]
Diabetes Tsunami
From Penn State UniversityAbout 24 million adults in the U.S. have Diabetes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new projections that the incidence of diabetes in the U.S. will triple by 2050, meaning that 1 in 3 adults will have the disease. This “Diabetes […]
DR. GABRIEL VALLE CHOSEN TO EXCLUSIVE “BEST DOCTORS” PANEL OFFERING PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD VIDEO ACCESS, ALONG WITH THEIR OWN DOCTORS, TO THE COUNTRY’S BEST IN THEIR FIELDS.
THE KIDNEY GROUP’S DR. GABRIEL VALLE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AGAIN TO “BEST DOCTORS” WHICH IS A WORLD CLASS PANEL OF EXPERTS, CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS, THROUGH THE QUESTION “IF YOU HAD KIDNEY DISEASE, WHO WOULD YOU GO TO?” THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ACCESS TO THE TOP IN THIER FIELD WHEN DIAGNOSIS OF THEIR […]
WALL STREET JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS HOME DIALYSIS.
By Bill Peckham Wall Street Journal Health Journal columnist Melinda Beck has an upbeat article available online, A Dialysis Treatment For The Busy Patient. The article reports on home dialysis, peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD), and gives a fair assessment of the current situation. I’m quoted, along with friends of DSEN MEI’s Dori […]
10 TIPS FOR A HEALTHY BLOOD PRESSURE
10 Healthy Habits that will help to keep our Blood Pressure down If we have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, our doctor may recommend that we adopt a few healthier lifestyle habits to help get it under control. Studies have shown that making certain changes in the way we live can significantly lower our […]
DR OZ SPEAKS OUT ON CKD-THE SILENT EPIDEMIC
There’s a dangerous health problem on the rise in the United States, affecting more than 20 million adults—25 percent more than a decade ago. It’s more common than diabetes and twice as prevalent as cancer. More alarming: New evidence shows that the majority of those stricken by the condition don’t even know they have it. […]
WHAT IS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
About Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. In the US alone, 26 million adults have CKD and millions of others are at increased risk for developing it. Most people are unaware that they have CKD or may be at risk. The term CKD refers to the five stages […]
