Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rising heat plus strenuous jobs could hurt worker health, study finds
The historic heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest last month was not just uncomfortable and oppressive—it was deadly.
Jul 20, 2021
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News tagged with kidney disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dapagliflozin found effective and safe in adults with advanced kidney disease
Studies have shown that diabetes drugs called sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can provide kidney- and cardiovascular-related benefits to individuals with or without diabetes and with or without impaired ...
Jul 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For people with kidney disease, there is no safe amount of lead in drinking water
Lead levels in drinking water that are permissible by the Environmental Protection Agency have detrimental health effects in individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. The findings appear in an upcoming issue ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New guidance on how to diagnosis and manage osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) typically suffer from impaired bone quality and quantity, with a non-vertebral fracture risk which is 4-to 6-fold higher than the fracture risk of matched controls. However, ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Diabetes
Antidepressants may improve outcomes in people with diabetes and depression
People with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants may have a lower risk of death and of serious diabetes complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Allocating COVID vaccines based on health and socioeconomic factors could cut mortality
An estimated 43 percent of the variability in U.S. COVID-19 mortality is linked with county-level socioeconomic indicators and health vulnerabilities, with the strongest association seen in the proportions of people living ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New use of old drug reduces risk of kidney cancer returning
Using an existing drug for late-stage kidney cancer at an earlier stage of the disease could reduce the risk of cancer recurring by a third, according to new research.
Jul 11, 2021
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Medical research
High-tech imaging reveals blood, oxygen flow, energy metabolism in mouse kidneys
Acute kidney injury, or acute renal failure, can occur suddenly from a variety of causes, including the systemic blood infection sepsis, which causes changes in oxygen flow to and metabolism in the kidneys. Researchers in ...
Jul 09, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with kidney disease—even without anemia—may benefit from iron treatment
New research indicates that treating iron deficiency, even in the absence of anemia, may benefit patients with kidney disease. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of JASN.
Jul 09, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Precision medicine helps identify 'at-risk rapid decliners' in early-stage kidney disease
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in the United States, but identifying type 1 or type 2 diabetes patients at high risk for progressive kidney disease has never had a sure science behind it.
Jul 08, 2021
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