Triple immunosuppression results in better proteinuria reduction in lupus nephritis: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team18 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTHong Kong: A recent study found that in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) whose proteinuria did not react well to usual therapy, triple...
Maintaining metabolic health critical for preventing HF in metabolically healthy obese Medha Baranwal16 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTChina: Metabolically healthy obese (MHO) phenotype is dynamic and its change to metabolically healthy phenotype or stable MHO is linked to an...
Improving models to predict cardiovascular disease in individuals with kidney dysfunction Hina Zahid16 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTWashington, DC - A new study reveals that certain changes to models that predict the risk of developing cardiovascular problems in the general...
Inadequate zinc intake in hemodialysis patients tied to higher mortality risk: Study Medha Baranwal14 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTLisboa, Portugal: A recent study in the Journal of Renal Nutrition showed a high prevalence of hemodialysis (HD) patients having inadequate zinc...
Diabetic nephropathy effectively treated by Dapagliflozin: DAPA-CKD Trial MD Editorial Team12 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTDiabetes is a chronic disease that is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44% percent of new cases. Diabetic nephropathy is a serious...
Sarcopenic obesity in dialysis patients strongly and independently linked to diabetes Medical Dialogues Editorial Team9 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTA recent article published in Journal of Renal Nutrition pointed out that, in chronic hemodialysis patients, sarcopenic obesity is very common. The...
Children with CKD and anemia at higher risk of cardiac dysfunction, study finds Medha Baranwal7 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTChandigarh, India: Left ventricular dysfunction is significantly associated with the degree of anemia in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD),...
Diuretics use tied to risk of post-transplantation diabetes in kidney transplant recipients: Study Medha Baranwal5 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent study showed that overall, diuretics are associated with an increased risk of developing post-transplantation diabetes mellitus...
Allopurinol not tied to mortality risk in patients with gout with CKD, study finds Medical Dialogues Editorial Team4 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: A new study shows that neither the commencement of allopurinol, the achievement of the target serum urate (SU) level with allopurinol, nor the...
Low serum zinc levels in CKD linked to high risk of infections; finds study Dr Satabdi Saha3 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTAccording to the findings of a new study, patients with advanced CKD accompanied by low serum Zn concentration, and particularly those medicated...
Patiromer monotherapy reduces potassium levels without hypokalemia risk in hyperkalemia: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team31 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTBronx, New York: A team of researchers led by Katherine E. Di Palo conducted a study that showed that a single dosage of patiromer was linked with a...
Increased coffee and caffeine consumption tied to lower risk of kidney stones: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team27 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTSweden: Coffee and caffeine intake may prevent kidney stone disease, according to results from a Mendelian randomization study based on genetic data...
