Patients with kidney transplants more vulnerable to Nocardia infection, finds study Hina Zahid14 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTAUGUSTA, Ga. -Nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant may cause pneumonia and brain abscess,finds a new study. It reminds...
Standing scrotal Ultrasound effective way for diagnosing Varicoceles, finds study MD Editorial Team13 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTNahid Punjani and team conducted a study, where they found out Standing scrotal ultrasonography (SUS) detects more males with varicocele who...
Is contralateral orchiopexy safe at the time of urgent scrotal exploration? MD Editorial Team12 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTFrance: A recent study in the Journal of Urology has questioned the dogma of routine contralateral fixation in patients with testicular torsion....
Empagliflozin reduces cardiac and renal risk in HFrEF patients, regardless of baseline NT-proBNP: Study Medha Baranwal9 Oct 2021 10:08 AM ISTUSA: Findings from the EMPEROR-Reduced trial showed higher baseline NT-proBNP concentrations to be associated with poor cardiorenal outcomes. However,...
Floxacin antibiotics may enhance treatment of patients with lung and bladder cancer: Study MD Editorial Team9 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUK: Floxacin antibiotics may enhance the treatment of patients with lung and bladder Cancer, finds a new study.The findings of this study were...
Bariatric surgery and weight loss halt progression of CKD, finds study MD Editorial Team8 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTObesity affects 93.3 million adults in the United States. Bariatric surgery has been associated with a 58% reduction in the risk of proteinuria and...
Urate lowering agents don't slow progression of CKD in hyperuricemia, finds study MD Editorial Team7 Oct 2021 10:12 PM ISTHyperuricemia is very common in CKD patients because of reduced urinary excretion of uric acid. The role of uric acid in the development CKD and...
Dapagliflozin reduces albuminuria in CKD patients with or without diabetes: Lancet study Medha Baranwal7 Oct 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: A prespecified analysis from the DAPA-CKD trial has found that the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin significantly reduces albuminuria in patients...
Anemia, AF and hyperuricemia identified as risk factors for new onset CKD: Study MD Editorial Team6 Oct 2021 7:47 PM ISTDiabetes and cardiovascular diseases are most common causes of onset of kidney disease.Various risk factors have been identified for the new onset or...
Kidney Cancer: High blood sugar before nephrectomy tied to longer hospital stay, study finds MD Editorial Team6 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: Higher levels of pre-operative blood sugar levels in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy are...
Intensive blood sugar controls progression of kidney damage in diabetics: JAMA Dr Kartikeya Kohli4 Oct 2021 10:51 AM ISTTimely blood glucose management is critical for avoiding diabetic kidney disease, and intensive vs routine glycemic control may not be linked with...
Fructosamine complements HbA1C for accurate glycemic control in diabetics on dialysis: Study Medha Baranwal4 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTDenmark: Evaluation of HbA1c by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) underestimates plasma glucose levels in type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving...
