Gout under reported finding in patients of peritoneal and hemodialysis Dr Kartikeya Kohli23 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTNorth America: A new study found that gout occurs frequently and is often underreported in patients undergoing hemo and peritoneal dialysis. The study...
Amikacin use tied to significant reduction of Kidney function among neonates Dr Kartikeya Kohli23 Feb 2023 10:15 AM ISTNamibia: A recent study has found that successive neonates' exposure to gentamicin and amikacin increases the chances of kidney function suppression...
Is week long ofloxacin as effective as 2-week therapy for febrile UTI? Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Feb 2023 10:00 AM ISTA new study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that for men with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), a 7-day course of...
Is repeated use of MRI contrast agents containing gadolinium safe? Study shed light Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Scientific Reports has raised questions about the safety of contrast agents containing gadolinium, used in around 50%...
Significant proportion of hospitalized children at increased risk of AKI-associated mortality: AAP Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTOne-fourth of the hospitalized youngsters had acute kidney injury (AKI), which is linked to a higher mortality risk, says an article published in...
Amrita Hospital doctors perform dialysis on 6-day old baby with acute renal failure Kajal Rajput21 Feb 2023 2:30 PM ISTFaridabad: An underweight, six-day-old6-day baby girl weighing just 1.34 kg was not passing urine since birth. The child, who lost her father to...
Regular consumption of fruits, vegetables lowers death risk in CKD patients Dr Kartikeya Kohli20 Feb 2023 10:00 AM ISTJapan: Everyday consumption of vegetables and fruits may reduce all-cause mortality in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease), and non-CKD...
No clarity whether different erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anaemia treatment in CKD better or safer than each other Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2023 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are commonly used for anaemia treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); their use,...
Sotagliflozin effective and safe in reducing HbA1c among diabetes patients with CKD Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: Sotagliflozin 400 but not 200 mg significantly reduced HbA1c compared with placebo after 26 weeks in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and stage...
Large study identifies risk factors in children with chronic kidney disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTChronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, which makes it difficult to study and leaves major gaps in the quantity and quality of evidence that...
Heavy coffee consumption tied to risk of kidney dysfunction among slow metabolizers of caffeine Aditi16 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTCanada: A study published in JAMA Network Open has concluded that coffee intake increases the risk of kidney dysfunction like albuminuria,...
Natural and surgical menopause closely associated with kidney stone development Jacinthlyn Sylvia16 Feb 2023 9:30 AM ISTA recent study published in the Annals of Epidemiology suggest that natural and surgical menopause are associated with kidney stone disease (KSD)...
