N-acetylcysteine effective in reducing antimicrobials induced nephrotoxicity: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 May 2025 6:00 AM ISTA new study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology showed that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been linked to a reduction in nephrotoxicity brought on...
Medical Bulletin 02/ April/ 2025 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri2 April 2025 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Study Links Oral Contraceptives and Smoking to Changes in Steroid Hormone LevelsSteroid hormone levels in...
Breakthrough in Kidney Health: New Biomarkers Enhance Early Detection and Monitoring, Study Shows Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri2 April 2025 8:30 AM ISTDrug-induced kidney injury, or nephrotoxicity, is a common complication in clinical medicine that happens when certain drugs at certain doses damage...
Proton Pump Inhibitors May Speed Up Kidney Disease Progression in Pre-ESRD Patients: Study Medha Baranwal3 March 2025 8:15 PM ISTTaiwan: A new nationwide population-based study has raised concerns about the potential impact of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on renal disease...
Co-Use of Amphetamines and Alcohol Linked to Serious Liver and Kidney Damage: Study Reveals Medha Baranwal14 Oct 2024 8:00 PM ISTSaudi Arabia: A recent study published in Scientific Reports has highlighted the dangerous effects of co-abusing amphetamines and alcohol, revealing...
Vitamin E and silymarin may protct against gentamicin-induced oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity Niveditha Subramani2 Nov 2023 10:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that vitamin E and Silymarin show a protective effect on gentamicin-induced oxidative stress and...
Vancomycin and meropenem or vancomycin and cefepime reduce nephrotoxicity risk in ICU patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a retrospective cohort study suggest that clinicians should consider meropenem and vancomycin or cefepime and vancomycin to reduce...
Case of Purslane induced oxalate nephropathy: A report Niveditha Subramani22 July 2023 10:00 AM ISTNephrotoxicity is characterized as rapid deterioration in the kidney function due to toxic effect of medications and chemicals. Toxic nephropathy is...
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...
Colistin has high nephrotoxicity risk, use as last resort antibiotic: Study Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Colistin should be used as a last resort treatment and when possible safer alternatives should be considered, suggests a recent review in the...
Favipiravir use in COVID-19 patients may lead to nephrotoxicity: Case study MD Bureau11 Jan 2021 7:14 PM ISTSince December 2019, a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) has caused an international outbreak of...
