Flu Vaccine Uptake Varies by Sociodemographic Factors in CKD Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), younger adults, Black individuals, and those with adverse social determinants of health are less likely to receive a flu vaccine, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1 S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1
Join Drs Matthew Sparks and Kirk Campbell as they dive into the murky waters of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. How do you diagnose? How do you treat? Tune in to find out.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Benefit of ICD Attenuated in CKD Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the benefit of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be attenuated, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
US FDA Approves Jardiance for the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablets to reduce the risk of sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - September 22, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Another SGLT2 Inhibitor for Treating CKD
(MedPage Today) -- The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) nabbed a new indication for the treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) regardless of diabetes status, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly announced.
Data from the phase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Media News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Investor Update - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Are the Complications of Sickle Cell Trait?
Discussion
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders where there are abnormal hemoglobin molecules and the red blood cells take on a characteristic sickled shape instead of a rounded shape. Sickled hemoglobin provides an evolutionary advantage of giving the individual increased protection against severe and cerebral malaria. The sickled shape doesn’t move through the vascular system as well and therefore is more likely to aggregate in small vessels causing an increased risk of vaso-occlusive disease, acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, and priapism. There is also an increased risk of ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 4, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Strive Health, Oak Street Health partner to expand kidney care offerings
Oak Street Health centers in 21 states will leverage Strive ' s technology platform and services to help manage care for patients with chronic kidney disease. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - August 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Fast Heartburn Relief Without Deadly Drugs
Since gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was first identified in the early 1930s, the number of people experiencing heartburn has increased substantially.
In fact, one study shows that in just 10 years, the number of people experiencing:1
Any GERD symptoms increased by 30%
Symptoms at least once a week increased by 47%
Severe GERD increased by 24%
While these numbers are concerning, I’ll admit they’re not surprising considering the typical American diet.
Our nutrition-less, grain-based diet of carbohydrates and starches has wrecked our health and made our bodies behave in ways nature never intended.
This has led ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Heart Health Natural Cures Nutrition Source Type: news
Medication Safety in Chronic Kidney Disease Medication Safety in Chronic Kidney Disease
Learn more about the medications that could cause drug-induced harm in patients with CKD.Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Autistic man should not be forced to have dialysis, judge rules
A judge says the man, who has "chronic" kidney disease, should not be made to undergo treatment. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unregulated Agrochemicals Harm Health of Rural Residents in Central America
Medardo Pérez, 60, sprays paraquat, a potent herbicide, to kill the weeds growing in his corn crop in the San Isidro canton of the municipality of Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador. Most small farmers in Central America use this and other agrochemicals on their crops, just as agribusiness does on monocultures such as bananas, pineapples, coffee and sugar cane. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala / IPSBy Edgardo AyalaSANTA MARÍA OSTUMA, El Salvador , Aug 21 2023 (IPS) In his green cornfield, Salvadoran farmer Medardo Pérez set about filling the hand-held spray pump that hangs on his back, with the right mixture of water and ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edgardo Ayala Tags: Conservation Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Categories Agrochemicals Costa Rica El Salvador Glyphosate Guatemala Pesticides Source Type: news
A Pig ’ s Kidney Has Been Working in a Human Body for a Month, a Medical Milestone
(NEW YORK) — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients.
Scientists around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives, and bodies donated for research offer a remarkable rehearsal.
The latest experiment announced Wednesday by NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one — and it’s not over. Researchers are set to track the ki...
Source: TIME: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauren Neergard / Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized medicine Source Type: news
Pig-Kidney Xenotransplants Prove Successful in Two Brain-Dead Men
(MedPage Today) -- A pig-to-human xenotransplant demonstrated successful kidney function in a deceased human with chronic kidney disease, representing a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, researchers said.
In a brain-dead 52-year... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
