Metformin Significantly Reduces Risk of Renal Function Deterioration in Type 2 Diabetes: Study Dr Riya Dave8 Aug 2024 8:00 AM ISTResearchers have found that metformin is associated with substantially reducing the risk of decline in renal function in type 2 diabetics. Diabetic...
Febuxostat Shows Renoprotective Effects in Gout Patients: Study Dr Riya Dave17 May 2024 10:00 PM ISTResearchers in a recent study have found that febuxostat, a medication commonly used for gout management, is associated with a decreased risk of...
Estimated GFR based on creatinine, cystatin C more strongly associates with CV events for older adults: Study Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2024 6:00 AM ISTSweden: A recent study has shown low estimated glomerular filtration rate based on both creatinine and cystatin C (eGFRcr-cys) is more strongly and...
Consumption of Fresh vegetables has potential benefit of improving eGFR among elderly Dr. Shravani Dali19 Dec 2023 7:00 PM ISTDiet rich in Fresh vegetables has potential benefit of improving eGFR among elderly suggests a new study published in the BMC Nephrology.This study...
Intraoperative GDHT fails to improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing open radical cystectomy Aditi16 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTRadical cystectomy, a standard surgical procedure for treating invasive bladder cancer, is accompanied by complications. This includes substantial...
Slow walking pace and weight gain associated with CKD risk among adults with obesity Aditi7 Oct 2023 8:00 AM ISTPrevious research has highlighted that obesity, low physical activity, and smoking are risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). A recent study...
Nefecon therapy arrests estimated glomerular filtration rate decline and proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy Jacinthlyn Sylvia22 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTA new study published in The Lancet suggested that 9-month Nefecon treatment resulted in a clinically significant decrease in eGFR decline and a...
Add on SGLT2 inhibitors to insulin therapy in diabetes patients lowers blood sugar, BP, and weight without reducing eGFR Aditi2 Aug 2023 11:30 AM ISTSGLT2 inhibitors are a class of drugs that lower blood sugar levels by preventing kidneys from reabsorbing sugar that is created by body and the extra...
Vegetarian diet may halt progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Niveditha Subramani17 Jun 2023 11:00 AM ISTThe Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) progression is a major issue, and constitutes a leading cause of death for 1.5% of the global population. Vegetarian...
Amikacin use tied to significant reduction of Kidney function among neonates Dr Kartikeya Kohli23 Feb 2023 10:15 AM ISTNamibia: A recent study has found that successive neonates' exposure to gentamicin and amikacin increases the chances of kidney function suppression...
Medical Bulletin 14/February/2023 Isra Zaman14 Feb 2023 4:05 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:MIT and Caltech engineers demonstrate Ingestible sensor that could help doctors pinpoint GI difficultiesGI...
New target for treatment resistance after EGFR inhibitors found in lung cancer study Isra Zaman14 Feb 2023 9:15 AM ISTApproximately 10-15% of patients with NSCLC have EGFR mutations. While treatment with EGFR TKIs is effective at killing most cancer cells, a small...
