3D eye scans can reveal vital clues about kidney health that could help to track the progression of disease, research suggests. The advance could revolutionize the monitoring of kidney disease, which often progresses without ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Societal issues—including the growth in ultra-high-cost treatments, the epidemic of mental health and substance use disorders, climate change, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)— could alter how health systems ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Lipid-lowering drugs for primary prevention are associated with a significant survival benefit, but use has decreased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Circulation.
Dec 4, 2023
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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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A new study published in the journal eGastroenterology provides an updated assessment of the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI). This severe and often fatal condition ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have been the standard of care for kidney stone prevention because ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis prevents hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney transplant (KT) from donors with HCV viremia (HCV D+/R−), according to ...
Nov 28, 2023
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From 2014 to 2021, uptake of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) for sickle cell disease (SCD) remained low, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Nov 27, 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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