CKD-associated pruritus in patients on hemodialysis increases stress, depression and fatigue Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases shed light on the link between chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP)...
Rare case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Solitary Renal Mass: A Report Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTIn an unusual case published in BMC Nephrology, a 75-year-old woman was diagnosed with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) after presenting with a...
Antihypertensive Medications linked to Acute Kidney Injury in ICH Patients Written By Dr. Krishna Shah18 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in BMJ Neurology Open has highlighted the potential dangers of certain antihypertensive medications in patients with acute...
Doctors at Kauvery Hospital perform Robotic kidney transplant on 24-year-old patient Kajal Rajput18 Aug 2023 9:30 AM ISTChennai: Kauvery Main Hospital Alwarpet, a leading multi-speciality healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu announced its successful robotic kidney transplant...
Male Infertility Linked to Elevated risk of Morbidity and Mortality Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Aug 2023 6:00 AM ISTIn a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, a robust connection has been established between male infertility and a higher susceptibility to...
Adeno-associated virus gene therapy prevents progression of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in kids Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTUK: A recent study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine has shown that just one dose of gene therapy targeting cells in the kidney...
The glycemic gap and stress glycemia ratio may predict ICU mortality in critically ill patients with AKI Written By Aditi16 Aug 2023 9:15 AM ISTIn the original research, "Predictive value of glycemic gap and stress glycemia ratio among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a...
Maintenance Dialysis Patients may have high Infection rate of COVID-19 and related mortality: CDC study Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia13 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTIn a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted that individuals undergoing maintenance dialysis are facing an...
Higher dietary intake of plant protein is tied to lower risk of chronic kidney disease Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTSouth Korea: Greater intake of dietary plant protein was shown to be associated with a lower risk of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large,...
Nifedipine CR and sacubitril valsartan combo alleviates progression of diabetic nephropathy with hypertension Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Aug 2023 11:15 AM ISTChina: A recent study published in International Immunopharmacology by Yinyu Wei and colleagues showcases the efficacy of a combination of...
Metabolic syndrome may increase prevalence of kidney stones Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Aug 2023 9:15 AM ISTChina: A recent study published in Translational Andrology and Urology has found metabolic syndrome (MetS) to be an independent risk factor for kidney...
Concurrent use of thiazide diuretics and statins linked to diabetes progression but may offer CV benefits Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Aug 2023 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Concurrent use of statin and thiazides in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) was associated with DM progression, but with less kidney...
