New urine test system takes 15 minutes for metabolic analysis of kidney stones Hina Zahid25 May 2020 12:40 PM ISTUrinary stone disease is among the most common medical conditions. Standard evaluation of urinary stone disease involves a metabolic workup of stone...
Continue with dialysis during Covid 19 pandemic, recommends NKF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTThe National Kidney Foundation has issued a statement and has urged patients on dialysis to continue undergoing their treatments during the COVID-19...
Furosemide stress test effectively predicts progression of acute kidney injury Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 May 2020 3:12 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new Systematic review and Meta-analysis that furosemide stress test (FST) is useful biomarker for predicting progression...
New 2020 Gout management guidelines by ACR Hina Zahid14 May 2020 3:45 PM ISTATLANTA – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released the 2020 Guideline for the Management of The guidelines have been published in the...
SGLT2 inhibitors may protect diabetics against serious kidney problems Hina Zahid30 April 2020 12:30 PM ISTUse of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to treat type 2 diabetes may help to lower the risk of serious kidney problems, finds a study...
FDA approves marketing of continuous hemodialysis device for children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2020 11:46 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for a new device indicated to provide continuous hemodialysis or...
Drug may reverse kidney damage caused by lupus Hina Zahid9 April 2020 7:30 PM ISTSystemic lupus erythematosus causes severe damage in multiple organs, including the kidney leading to the development of nephritis. Yale...
Care of stroke patients during Covid-19 pandemic- guidelines released Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 April 2020 6:14 PM ISTThe American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Stroke Council Leadership has released "Temporary Emergency Guidance to U.S. Stroke...
Isradipine does not slow clinical progression of Parkinson's disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2020 9:00 AM ISTIn epidemiologic studies, dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers have been associated with reduced risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). The...
American Society of Nephrology provides insights to CKD patients during COVID-19 pandemic Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 April 2020 8:00 PM ISTWashington, DC -- Due to pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) kidney patients and their caregivers have a lot of queries regarding...
Renal Transplantation linked to improvement of anemia in CKD patients,finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2020 5:45 PM ISTAnemia is virtually universal at the time of kidney transplantation because chronic kidney disease (CKD) blunts erythropoietin production.Renal...
FDA approves new IV Triferic Formulation for anemia in hemodialysis patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 March 2020 11:00 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Triferic AVANU, an intravenous formulation of an existing...
