Reducing dietary salt intake could help prevent CKD in diabetes patients by significant BP lowering Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Reducing dietary salt intake to the recommended levels of 5 g/day is beneficial for diabetes patients by lowering BP by similar amounts to a...
New test may diagnose and monitor lupus nephritis-on smartphone, obviating need for kidney biopsy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Feb 2023 9:30 AM ISTLateral flow assay (LFA) test, a diagnostic tool widely used because of its rapid results, low cost and ease of operation by patients for detecting...
Therapeutic hypothermia not as good as machine perfusion for Kidney Transplant: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia3 Feb 2023 6:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that therapeutic hypothermia was less effective than device perfusion of the kidney in minimizing delayed graft...
FDA approves oral daprodustat for treating anaemia in CKD patients on dialysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Feb 2023 11:15 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved oral daprodustat (Jesduvroq) for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease...
Plant-based diets may be associated with lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer Dr. Shravani Dali2 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTPlant-based diets may be associated with a lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer suggests a recent study published in The American Journal of...
Sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis correction may not arrest kidney function decline in transplant patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTTreatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate therapy over a two-year period in adult kidney transplant patients had no impact on the fall...
5-ARIs use not linked to dementia risk but associated with depression: JAMA Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Users of 5-ARIs (5a-reductase inhibitors) and prescribing clinicians should be aware of the possible depression risks associated with its use,...
ADT increases risk of diabetes and hypertension in Prostate cancer patients but not metabolic syndrome Aditi30 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUnited States: An original study published in Clinical Genitourinary cancer has concluded that in Prostate Cancer (PC) patients, Androgen Deprivation...
AI linked to promising outcomes in early detection of acute kidney injury Jacinthlyn Sylvia30 Jan 2023 9:45 AM ISTA recent review conducted by Hanfei Zhang and team shows the potential of artificial intelligence for early acute kidney injury (AKI) prediction...
Low serum zinc linked to deterioration of kidney function in diabetes patients Dr. Shravani Dali27 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTConsideration of zinc deficiency is necessary in patients with overt albuminuria suggests a recent study published in the BMC Nephrology.In recent...
Hyderabad: AINU doctors remove urinary bladder stones of 1.6 cm each from 3-year-old boy Kajal Rajput25 Jan 2023 3:00 PM ISTHyderabad: One of the most intriguing and concerning medical condition in children is developing kidney stones at a very young age. One such scenario...
Seafood derived omega 3 fatty acids tied to lower risk of chronic kidney disease: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Higher seafood derived omega-3 fatty acids are associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease a slower decline in kidney function; this...
