Patients with symptomatic anemia associated with chronic kidney disease who are on chronic maintenance dialysis can now also receive vadadustat instead of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent such as darbepoetin.
Nov 20, 2024
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For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk for emergently treated hypocalcemia with denosumab increases with worsening CKD stage, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 20, 2024
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Researchers at University of Tsukuba have found that the phosphate concentration in proximal tubule fluid, estimated from urine and blood tests, is associated with elevated renal tubular damage markers.
Nov 19, 2024
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A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids—medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain—increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were frail ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Specific combinations of long term conditions have a major role in the additional pressures the NHS faces every winter, because they are associated with significantly higher risks of hospital admissions and death, finds research ...
Nov 12, 2024
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People with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease face a heart health double-whammy, a new study says.
Nov 11, 2024
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An interdisciplinary study involving eight University of Cincinnati College of Medicine experts has found significant sex differences in cardiovascular outcomes in patients with kidney failure.
Nov 6, 2024
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New research has shown that puberty plays a key role in shaping kidney health in adolescent girls, revealing a surprising shift in how the kidneys respond to injury. Although estrogen is known to protect against kidney damage ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may also help to lower the risk of recurrent kidney stones and gout flare-ups, finds a study from Canada published by BMJ.
Nov 1, 2024
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases and deaths in women surged worldwide between 1990 and 2021, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to ...
Nov 1, 2024
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