Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Preventing the Atopic March Through Moisturising

MOISTURISER, particularly when used in the early stages of a child’s life, can help prevent the development of food allergies, hay fever, and asthma later…

Novel Immunotherapy for Bee Venom Shows Efficacy

SEVERE allergic reactions to bee venom can be more effectively prevented by a new vaccine containing a novel adjuvant called Advax, according to…

The European Medical Journal Presents: EMJ Nephrology 2019

In the field of transplantation medicine, donor organ shortage continues to be a major unresolved problem.

Renal Involvement in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a systemic necrotising vasculitis affecting small to medium sized vessels, characteristically…

Review of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (ERA-EDTA) 56th Annual Meeting 2019

The 56th ERA-EDTA congress showcased an impressive range of sessions, abstract presentations, and other activities for the delegates, who attended the…

Survival After End-Stage Renal Failure: Preventing Cardiac Death in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

Haemodialysis was developed to alleviate symptoms due to accumulating uraemic toxins and acute fluid overload in patients with advancing chronic kidney…

NephMadness: Lessons from Seven Years on the Leading Edge of Social Media Medical Education

Metcalfe’s Law states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users…

Hungarian Vasculitis Registry: Results of the First Five Years

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease with a yearly incidence rate of around 20…

Allo-Haemodialysis as a Novel Renal Replacement Modality: Urea Kinetics in a Paediatric Use Case

Lack of affordable renal replacement therapy (RRT), especially in limited resource settings, puts patients with kidney failure at the risk of imminent…

Editor’s Pick: Renal Regeneration: Stem Cell-Based Therapies to Battle Kidney Disease

Organ shortage continues to be the major unresolved problem in transplantation medicine. Although organ transplantation is currently the best treatment…