Health
Q&A: How to safely resume exercise in the summer heat amid a global pandemic
The summer heat is always a challenge, but this year the coronavirus pandemic has added a whole new wrinkle.
Jul 28, 2020
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Renal Disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First Nations adults have more than double the risk of end-stage kidney disease
First Nations adults with diabetes have more than double the risk of end-stage kidney disease compared with non–First Nations adults, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Dec 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Noninvasive, smart-CKD diagnostic device for management of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10% of the global population, among which renal fibrosis is a progressive process that can lead to end-stage renal failure. Early diagnosis and active monitoring are particularly important.
Mar 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antihypertensives associated with lower dialysis risk for patients with advanced CKD
Patients with stable hypertension and the most advanced stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before dialysis appeared to have a lower risk for long-term dialysis or death if they were treated with the antihypertensive drugs ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Race, geographic location may affect care of patients with kidney disease
Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
Mar 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Timely referral to kidney transplant may improve survival for patients with lupus nephritis
Patients with lupus nephritis and end stage renal disease may benefit from timely kidney transplant, as transplantation was associated with a significant increase in survival in a nationwide cohort study. The main reason ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
nCoV: Pandemic unlikely but possible
(Medical Xpress)—The deadly new coronavirus known as nCoV that recently emerged in the Middle East has a small chance of becoming a pandemic, according to Siouxsie Wiles an infectious diseases specialist from The University ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monoclonal antibody effective in treating life-threatening renal disease
(Medical Xpress)—Two clinical studies have shown that the monoclonal antibody eculizumab is effective in treating patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a life-threatening, chronic, and progressive inflammatory ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fewer women than men receive hemodialysis treatment
Fewer women than men are treated with dialysis for end-stage kidney disease, according to a new comprehensive analysis of sex-specific differences in treatment published this week in PLOS Medicine. The results of the study, ...
Oct 28, 2014
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Surgery
Study reveals dramatic fall in death rates after hip replacements
Mortality rates in the first 90 days following hip replacement surgery have halved, according to a study led by the University of Bristol on behalf of the National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR) ...
Sep 26, 2013
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