Younger IBD patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, finds study Dr.Niharika Harsha B18 Sept 2020 5:30 PM ISTA recent study found that inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease among younger patients. The study...
AstraZeneca diabetes drug dapagliflozin shows significant benefits in CKD patients Ruchika Sharma3 Sept 2020 3:33 PM ISTBangalore: AstraZeneca India has announced the full results from the clinical trials of it's latest diabetes drug, dapagliflozin, showing...
Dapagliflozin prolongs survival in CKD patients with or without Diabetes: DAPA-CKD Hina Zahid2 Sept 2020 4:45 AM ISTSophia Antipolis, France - Dapagliflozin reduces the risk of kidney failure, death from cardiovascular causes or heart failure hospitalisation and...
Plant-based diet not tied to hyperkalemia risk in CKD patients, finds study Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2020 8:14 PM ISTPisa, Italy: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often experience a frequent complication of hyperkalemia (HK). Vegetable-based renal diets are...
CKD patients are at increased risk of heart disease, finds study Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2020 3:30 PM ISTSweden: A recent study strongly supports chronic kidney disease (CKD) being an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The results,...
Molidustat as good as Darbepoetin to correct anemia in CKD patients: Study Medha Baranwal12 Aug 2020 11:30 AM ISTJapan: Molidustat (MO) is noninferior to darbepoetin alfa (DA) for the correction of hemoglobin (Hb) in nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Roxadustat safe and effective for treatment of anemia in CKD patients, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: Roxadustat is equally effective as darbepoetin alfa (DA) for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according...
Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of CKD finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jun 2020 3:09 PM ISTAustralian and New Zealand researchers have found in a new study that a drug allopurinol used to slow chronic kidney disease in up to 20 per cent of...
Risk for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis rare with newer gadolinium-based contrast agents Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jun 2020 3:30 AM ISTNephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare potential side effect of newer gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), but evidence is lacking among...
Diabetes: Bariatric surgery bests medical treatment in improving kidney disease Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTDelhi: Gastric bypass is more effective than the best medical treatment (BMT) in improving kidney disease in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes...
Cystatin C bests serum creatinine for early detection of CKD: Study Hina Zahid11 Jun 2020 11:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that cystatin c may be a better marker than serum creatinine for early detection of CKD. The new research has...
Kidney patients, transplant recipients at higher risk of Covid 19 complications Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 May 2020 6:24 PM ISTPeople with kidney disease and transplant recipients are at higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19. The best way to protect...
