Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may cause kidney damage, study suggests Hina Zahid24 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew kidney research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat...
Mediterranean diet associated with better kidney function preservation: Study Dr. Shravani Dali22 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTMediterranean diet with lots of extra olive oil is tied better kidney function preservation, than a low-fat diet, researchers reported in Clinical...
Metabolically Healthy Obesity a misnomer- Overweight don't escape from incident CKD: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTThe phrase "metabolically healthy obesity" (obesity without any metabolic abnormality) first entered the scientific lexicon in the early 2000s, when...
CKD closely linked to choroidal effusions after glaucoma surgery: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team21 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the Journal of Glaucoma showed chronic kidney disease (CKD) to be substantially linked with choroidal effusion after glaucoma...
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate use in hemodialysis patients tied to death from GI harm: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team20 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) in patients on hemodialysis may increase the chance of dying from gastrointestinal harm. The...
Successful transplants using damaged kidneys on the rise, but organ donors still wasted Hina Zahid19 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTA new analysis of national kidney transplant and organ discard data concludes that too many deceased donor organs with acute kidney injury (AKI) may...
Rapid weight swings closely related with decreased kidney functions: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli17 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTSouth Korea: Bodyweight fluctuations were strongly related to an increased risk of fast renal function decline in persons with normal kidney function,...
Fourth dose of mRNA-based vaccine may be warranted in some kidney transplant recipients Hina Zahid14 Jan 2022 8:15 AM ISTKidney transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive drugs have impaired immune responses to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines ....
Low Urine Potassium Increases Risk of High Blood pressure variability in Pre-dialysis CKD Patients MD Bureau13 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTBlood pressure (BP) variability (BPV) is an emerging mediator of clinical outcomes. The association between long-term BPV and the risk of incident...
Risk of overactive bladder associated with medications for dementia Hina Zahid12 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTA study from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, and published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, has evaluated the risk of...
Efficacy and safety of ticagrelor versus prasugrel not affected by eGFR in ACS patients: ISAR-REACT 5 trial Medha Baranwal12 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTGermany: Results from ISAR-REACT 5 trial have shown that a reduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is related to increased risk for...
Nephroscopy versus cystoscopy for bladder stones significantly lowers operative time: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team11 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Although advancements in contemporary antibiotic treatment and diet have lowered the prevalence of bladder stones (BSs) in recent decades, BSs...
