PPI use in Urothelial Cancer linked to higher mortality, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha29 Sep 2020 10:23 AM GMTThe study published in Clinical Cancer Research, suggested in a retrospective analysis of clinical trials investigating the immune checkpoint...
Neighborhood characteristics may raise risk of chronic kidney disease: Study Hina Zahid28 Sep 2020 5:35 AM GMTA neighborhood's overall socioeconomic status, including income and education level, may influence its residents' risk of chronic kidney disease,...
Dapagliflozin reduces Renal Risk in CKD, irrespective of Diabetes Status: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha25 Sep 2020 3:28 PM GMTThe sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin reduces the risk for kidney disease progression and death in patients with chronic...
PARPi olaparib increases survival rate of metastatic prostate cancer, finds study Hina Zahid25 Sep 2020 11:45 AM GMTResults from the PROfound phase III study, open up a much-needed new treatment avenue for the more precise and effective treatment of patients with...
Patients with COVID-19 may have higher risk of kidney injury Hina Zahid24 Sep 2020 2:30 PM GMTUniversity of Michigan researchers have found in an observational study that hospitalized patients with COVID-19 may face an increased risk for kidney ...
Nivolumab and cabozantinib combo first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer: Study Dr kartikeya kohli23 Sep 2020 11:30 AM GMTLugano, Switzerland- The results of the phase 3 CheckMate 9ER trial have provided a new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic...
Vadadustat safe and effective treatment for anemia in CKD: PRO2TECT studies Dr kartikeya kohli22 Sep 2020 4:15 AM GMTUSA: Vadadustat achieved the primary and key secondary efficacy endpoint in each of the two PRO2TECT studies -- that evaluated the safety and efficacy ...
Immunotherapy drug avelumab improves survival in advanced bladder cancer Dr kartikeya kohli21 Sep 2020 11:45 AM GMTAn immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer,...
Belimumab addition to standard therapy improves results in lupus Nephritis: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha21 Sep 2020 4:30 AM GMTLupus nephritis, which occurs in 25 to 60% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is the most common severe manifestation of SLE and a...
Kidney transplantation may worsen sexual function in males, finds study Medha18 Sep 2020 11:45 AM GMTItaly: Kidney transplantation negatively impacts male sexual health, worsens both ejaculatory and erectile function, a recent study in the Jo...
Cigarette smoking tied to worse outcomes after radical cystectomy in bladder cancer Hina Zahid17 Sep 2020 12:30 PM GMTLOS ANGELES – It is estimated that more than 500,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed each year worldwide. When the cancer is large or has spread ...
Regular marijuana use linked to increased sex frequency: Study Hina Zahid16 Sep 2020 12:30 PM GMTA study by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that, despite concerns among physicians and scientists that frequent...
