Skipping breakfast and late dinner tied to chronic kidney disease: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Nov 2020 8:37 PM ISTKanazawa, Japan - The relationship between dietary habits and the occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear.Researchers at Kanazawa...
Vitamin K dependent Matrix Gla Protein as a Marker for Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 Nov 2020 11:55 AM ISTOne of the major causes of mortality in CKD patients is cardiovascular complications. Vascular calcification, regarded to be a common cause of...
Finerenone slows CKD progression in diabetes patients, finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Oct 2020 2:30 AM ISTResearchers have found in phase III FIDELIO-DKD trial that an investigational anti-mineralocorticoid agent slowed chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
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...
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...
In CKD patients, Haemoglobin above 12 gm % linked to better survival, slow progression of disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 March 2020 6:30 PM ISTAnaemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Its prevalence increases as the disease progress and the associated symptoms include...
Fine particle air pollution detrimental to kidney health Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Feb 2020 8:00 PM ISTA new study has found that exposure to higher amounts of fine particulate matter was associated with a higher degree of albuminuria and a higher risk...
Researchers pioneer groundbreaking technology to help dialysis patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Feb 2020 6:15 PM ISTTempe, Ariz. - Researchers have pioneered a minimally invasive procedure that provides easier access to a patient's bloodstream for life-saving...
New drug may help extend preservation of kidneys available for transplant MD Bureau12 Feb 2020 5:15 PM ISTCLEVELAND: Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic...
Ignoring High Creatinine Levels, not referring to Nephrologist: Neurologist told to pay Rs 20 lakh Garima10 Nov 2019 4:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Holding a neurologist guilty for missing out on the high creatinine level of patient, not giving treatment or advising patient to visit a...
Kidney-related diseases almost doubled in past decade: IMA Medical Dialogues Bureau10 March 2018 10:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: On World Kidney Day today, the IMA said the prevalence of kidney-related diseases has almost doubled in the past decade and is expected to...
