A study by researchers at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy finds that melatonin significantly reduces kidney failure in people being treated with the antibiotic vancomycin.
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Patients with kidney failure who are on long-term dialysis often rely on family members or friends to make critical treatment decisions towards the end of life. A study in CJASN examines whether such close contacts have a ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Research continues to mount indicating that many people who've had COVID-19 go on to suffer a range of adverse conditions months after their initial infections. A deep dive into federal health data adds to those concerns, ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Finerenone reduces the risk of cardiovascular and renal outcomes compared to placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes and all stages of kidney disease. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...
Aug 30, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Current guidelines for nephrology referral identify many patients at low risk for progression, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Aug 25, 2021
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An accurate assessment of a patient's kidney function is critical for determining eligibility for anticancer treatments. In a paper published today in The Lancet Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ...
Aug 13, 2021
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The doctoral dissertation of Annika Piirainen, Lic Med, explores the dosage, administration and related adverse events of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), dexketoprofen, etoricoxib and ibuprofen, in postoperative ...
Aug 11, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Use of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) for treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is associated with a risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) that can progress to chronic renal failure in some patients, ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Italy, France, and Greece have made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers, and England is making it compulsory for care home workers and consulting on whether to extend this to healthcare workers and other ...
Aug 4, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The chronic kidney disease (CKD) Epidemiology Consortium estimated glomerular filtration rate cystatin C (eGFRcys), the only guideline-recommended equation that does not require race, results in the smallest ...
Jul 30, 2021
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