New opportunities for treating kidney failure Hina Zahid25 July 2019 9:01 AM ISTOur kidneys can sense when we need them to work a bit harder. As the intestines begin to produce more waste products, the kidneys start to work harder...
Rise in Haemodialysis cases- Peritoneal Dialysis could be a solution Deepanjana Sarkar21 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in India. In India, the approximate prevalence of End-Stage Renal Disease...
HIV patient develops ritonavir induced kidney stone 2 years after stopping it: BMJ Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 July 2019 6:00 PM ISTConnecticut, USA: HIV patients treated with ritonavir should be closely monitored for the potential formation of kidney stone (nephrolithiasis) -- is...
NOACs superior to vitamin K antagonists in early stage CKD Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 July 2019 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are superior to vitamin K antagonists in benefit-risk profiles for the treatment of patients with...
Heavier and taller children are more likely to develop kidney cancer as adults than their average-sized peers Hina Zahid13 July 2019 12:30 PM ISTA study of more than 300,000 individuals in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, Scotland (28 April-1 May),...
Surgical Management of Kidney Stones: AUA/Endourological Society Guideline Hina Zahid13 July 2019 12:11 PM ISTAmerican Urological Association/Endourological Society have released guideline on Surgical Management of Kidney Stones that has appeared in the...
Case of Myeloma with Psoas Abscess mimicking TB Spine reported Hina Zahid6 July 2019 11:36 AM ISTDr R K Sharma, Dr Dharmendra S Bhadauria and Dr Anupama Kaul from the Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow and colleagues have...
Ferric Citrate effective in Hyperphosphatemia and Anemia in iron deficient CKD patients Deepanjana Sarkar26 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Use of ferric citrate is effective against hyperphosphatemia and anemia in iron-deficient Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients revealed a...
Restricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients prevent kidney injury: Clinical Trial Hina Zahid25 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTRestricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients turned out to be safer and helped prevent acute kidney injury, finds a Clinical Trial.In...
New drug compound could treat polycystic kidney disease Hina Zahid20 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTScientists from the University of Sheffield are part of an international collaboration to develop a new class of drugs to treat common genetic kidney...
PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab safely cuts LDL cholesterol across all stages of CKD Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitor, Evolocumab is clinically effective and safe for lowering Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels across all...
Muscle-pump activators cuts hospitalization time in kidney transplant patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTThe use of muscle-pump activators (MPAs) instead of the standard compression stockings on the legs of the patient who has undergone kidney transplant...
