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kidney failure
21 posts
NICE Approves Sparsentan for Kidney Disease Treatment
[ad_1] The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended sparsentan (Filspari, Vifor Pharma) for treating…
May 28, 2025
GLP-1 Benefits, Risks Detailed in ‘Atlas’ Mapping Outcomes
[ad_1] A study of more than two million people with diabetes builds on evidence of broad-ranging benefits and…
January 24, 2025
Dark chocolate reduces type 2 diabetes risk
[ad_1] US cohort study highlights dark chocolate’s potential role in reducing type 2 diabetes risk, while milk chocolate…
December 10, 2024
Unusual Causes of Kidney Disease: Searching for ‘Zebras’
[ad_1] An old adage physicians are taught is that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think of “horses,”…
December 6, 2024
GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce kidney failure risk and cardiovascular events
[ad_1] With evidence from 85,373 participants across 11 trials, GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduced kidney failure risk and…
November 27, 2024
Global gap in diabetes prevalence and treatment has widened since 1990
[ad_1] Since 1990, rising diabetes rates in lower-income countries have outpaced improvements in care, while wealthier nations have…
November 15, 2024
Nighttime Outdoor Light Pollution Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
[ad_1] Living in areas saturated with artificial outdoor light at night is associated with an increased risk for…
September 6, 2024
Kidney Donor Mortality Plummets Over 30 Years
[ad_1] TOPLINE: The risk for perioperative mortality among living kidney donors has significantly declined over the past 30…
August 28, 2024
Dialysis Benefits in CKD Come With Trade-Offs
[ad_1] While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit…
August 20, 2024
Are US Electrophysiologists Too Easily Impressed?
[ad_1] My field of electrophysiology is abuzz with excitement over the new technology of pulsed field ablation (PFA).…
July 18, 2024