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Dementia Risk Increases in Older Adults Undergoing Dialysis

Dementia Risk Increases in Older Adults Undergoing Dialysis

Highlights: Older adults who start dialysis for kidney failure are at a higher risk for being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Older hemodialysis patients with dem...

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Targeted Therapy for Inflammation of the Kidneys Identified

Targeted Therapy for Inflammation of the Kidneys Identified

Highlights: A new targeted therapy for the treatment of destructive nephritis has been identified. Nephritis is a condition where the kidneys are inflamed. This newly identi...

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High Blood Pressure Guideline Lowers Definition of Hypertension

High Blood Pressure Guideline Lowers Definition of Hypertension

Highlights: The threshold for diagnosing hypertension in adults has been lowered from 140/80 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg It is very necessary to take out-of-office blood pressure to identify pa...

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Nitric Oxide Lowers Risk of Kidney Complications from Heart Surgery

Nitric Oxide Lowers Risk of Kidney Complications from Heart Surgery

Highlights: Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery. It reduces the risk of patients developing acute and chronic kidney problems. It also redu...

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MOHAN USA and American Society of Transplantation: Pioneering the Cause of Improving Organ Donation Rates Among Minorities

MOHAN USA and American Society of Transplantation: Pioneering the Cause of Improving Organ Donation Rates Among Minorities

Highlights: MOHAN USA, (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) in association with American Society of Transplantation (AST) organized a special event on organ donation The theme for ...

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World Hypertension Day

World Hypertension Day

Highlights: Every year, World Hypertension Day is observed on 17th May Hypertension is curable with proper medication, dietary changes and lifestyle modificatio...

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Oral Antibiotics Linked to Increase in Kidney Stones Risk

Oral Antibiotics Linked to Increase in Kidney Stones Risk

Highlights: Some oral antibiotics significantly increase the risk of developing kidney stones. Children are the most affected, as they are prescribed more antibiotics than adults....

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New Meta-analysis Aims to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Severe Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD G4)

New Meta-analysis Aims to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Severe Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD G4)

Highlights: Recent meta-analysis aims to gain better insight into risk factors for adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) G4 and to optimize therapeutic interventio...

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Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Risk in Arthritis

Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Risk in Arthritis

Highlights: Hydroxychloroquine, a widely used disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) prescribed to reduce the pain and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis Pati...

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Resistant Hypertension Caused by Hormonal Imbalance

Resistant Hypertension Caused by Hormonal Imbalance

Highlights: Excessive salt and water retention increase the risk of resistant hypertension Aldosterone, a steroid hormone causes salt retention in the bloodstream ...

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Predicting Time Period To End Stage Renal Disease In Children With Kidney Disease

Predicting Time Period To End Stage Renal Disease In Children With Kidney Disease

Highlights KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) guideline, the new staging system can help doctors predict the length of time the child has till he/ she needs to get a k...

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Belly Fat Matters for Female but Not Male Kidney Cancer Patients

Belly Fat Matters for Female but Not Male Kidney Cancer Patients

Highlights: Belly fat (abdominal visceral fat) affects the progress of kidney cancer differently for male and female patients. It may reduce the chance of survival for women patie...

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Multidisciplinary Care: Cost-effective for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Multidisciplinary Care: Cost-effective for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Highlights: Medicare-funded multidisciplinary care (MDC) programs in the US are likely to be cost-effective in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD). Me...

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Type 1 Diabetes Patients Report Improved Quality of Life After Islet Transplantation

Type 1 Diabetes Patients Report Improved Quality of Life After Islet Transplantation

Highlights: Improved quality of life seen in type 1 diabetes patients after pancreatic islet transplant Decreased number of low blood glucose episodes and better awareness when th...

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Benefits of Insulin Pump in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Benefits of Insulin Pump in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Highlights: Insulin pump system effectively improves glycemic consequences in young children with type 1 diabetes. The insulin pump increases the percentage of time spent i...

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