Researchers make imaging tests safer for Kidney patients Vinay Singh singh18 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers are working hard to make essential imaging tests using contrast dye safer for Kidney patients.A new of its kind study published in the...
High-dose influenza vaccine lowers hospitalization rates in dialysis patients Vinay Singh singh24 Oct 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) reports that receipt of high-dose compared with standard...
Ideal BMI has best organ survival in kidney transplant Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2018 October 23-October 28, sheds light on how obesity can potentially...
New antibiotic promising for complicated UTIs Vinay Singh singh27 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTResults from a phase 2 randomized trial suggest that a new investigational antibiotic, cefiderocol, is as effective as the current standard-of-care...
Treat gum diseases for managing diabetes better: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTTreating periodontitis (gum disease) could help in the management of blood glucose levels in the people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and also reduce the...
Acute Kidney Injury Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia Vinay Singh singh29 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTAcute Kidney Injury, even with complete kidney recovery, is associated with a significantly increased risk of hospitalized dementia, reports the...
Sparsentan found effective in treating rare kidney disease Vinay Singh singh6 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of The American Society of Nephrology reports that Sparsentan was found safe and well tolerated in patients with...
Research finds, high-protein diet has no effect kidney function Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Nutrition reports that postintervention glomerular filtration rate (GFR) comparisons indicate that high...
Antimicrobials for acute Pyelonephritis : 2018 NICE guidelines Hina Zahid10 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTNice has released its latest 2018 guidelines on antimicrobials prescribing in acute Pyelonephritis. Following are the major recommendations for...
Sublingual desmopressin now available for nocturnal polyuria Vinay Singh singh11 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first sublingual tablet Nocdurna (desmopressin acetate) for the treatment of nocturia due to...
A new approach to detecting cancer earlier from blood tests Hina Zahid16 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTCancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have combined "liquid biopsy," epigenetic...
Breakthrough for treatment of fibrotic diseases Hina Zahid17 Nov 2018 7:05 PM ISTScientists have discovered a drug combination that could halt the progression of fibrosis - a condition believed to be responsible for almost half of...
