Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and young adult cancer survivors in the United States are more likely to report experiencing chronic health conditions than their heterosexual peers with a history of cancer, as ...
Dec 4, 2023
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A new paper in Innovation in Aging shows that a great deal of media coverage of the actor Bruce Willis' condition, frontotemporal degeneration, was inaccurate, revealing the public's limited knowledge of the disease.
Dec 1, 2023
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As global temperatures continue to soar due to anthropogenic climate change, a new study has highlighted the alarming consequences of heat stress on outdoor workers. The research, published in Kidney International Reports, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Kidney Week) was held this year from Nov. 2 to 5 in Philadelphia and attracted participants from around the world, including nephrology specialists, researchers, scientists, ...
Nov 15, 2023
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According to nephrologist Dr. Amit Garg, for those with advanced chronic kidney disease, the treatment options are stark: continuous dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.
Nov 6, 2023
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, which are medications that lower blood sugar levels among other effects, provide kidney- and heart-related benefits to patients with and without diabetes. An exploratory ...
Nov 3, 2023
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Investigators have implemented an automated health maintenance tool created by the National Kidney Foundation into electronic medical records to prompt primary care physicians to screen for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Australians with chronic kidney disease who live in rural locations have reported catastrophic economic consequences, depletion of income and leave, and difficulty coping with unexpected expenses in accessing kidney replacement ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Professor Eung Ju Kim of the Cardiovascular Center, Korea University's Guro Hospital, and his research team identified the gender difference of prescription patterns and clinical prognosis in patients with resistant hypertension ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Fish for a healthy heart, alcohol-free for the liver, fiber-rich for healthy intestines and no smoking to keep our lungs clean. We include health considerations in our dietary choices. Our kidneys, however, are frequently ...
Oct 27, 2023
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