Parathyroidectomy may not arrest Kidney Function decline in elderly with primary hyperparathyroidism Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran13 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: New research has revealed that parathyroidectomy, a surgical procedure to remove one or more parathyroid glands, has no effect on long-term...
Kidney function impairment associated with male infertility Dr. Shravani Dali27 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTFinding in new research published in the Andrology supports the emerging picture of general poor health and significantly impaired kidney function...
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...
Large study identifies risk factors in children with chronic kidney disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTChronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, which makes it difficult to study and leaves major gaps in the quantity and quality of evidence that...
Reduced kidney function associated with increased levels of dementia-related blood biomarkers: JAMA Aditi11 Feb 2023 10:30 AM ISTGermany: An original investigation published in JAMA Network Open has concluded that reduced kidney function may increase levels of dementia-related...
Guideline-directed hemoglobin targets in children with kidney disease may not optimize growth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTAmong 510 children and young adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) followed for over 15 years, declining hemoglobin levels were associated with...
Persistent hematuria strongly linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease among men Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that persistent hematuria strongly linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease. Data from a large South...
Persistent hematuria associated with strong risks of incident chronic kidney disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTHematuria, which refers to the presence of blood in the urine, has been reported to be associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD)....
FDA panel okays tenapanor as monotherapy for control of serum phosphorus in CKD patients on dialysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Nov 2022 10:15 AM ISTUse of tenapanor (Xphozah®) as monotherapy for the control of serum phosphorus in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis has...
Gender-affirming hormone therapy may increase serum creatinine levels among transgender men Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTGender-affirming hormone therapy modifies body composition and lean muscle mass in transgender persons. A recent analysis published in CJASN examined...
Invasive management of chronic coronary disease not tied to QoL benefit in patients with CKD Medha Baranwal5 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Among patients with chronic coronary disease (CCD), quality of life (QoL) outcomes may not improve with invasive management in those with poorer...
Researchers identify new tool that eliminates race as determining factor for diagnosing Kidney failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTSince 2009, the most commonly used blood test to evaluate kidney function has used equations that include race as a determining factor. The equations...
