Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine
A new report from the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sheds light on the consequences of war and disasters on the care and support of people with kidney disease.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Girl receives UK's first rejection-free kidney from mum
Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl, 8, gets kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs in UK-first
The stem cell transplant performed at London's Great Ormond Street (Gosh), means the eight-year-old's body accepted the organ as her own, sparing her a lifetime of medication. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wine o'clock could be DEADLY: Liver disease rates have shot up five-fold since the 70s - and experts fear heavy evening drinking may be to blame
Experts said findings should serve as a 'wakeup call' to change lifestyle factors associated with the disease - namely alcohol and obesity - and called for more liver ultrasounds for early detection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Technologic Advances in Robotic Nephron Sparing Surgery Technologic Advances in Robotic Nephron Sparing Surgery
Recent advances have led to new technologies and novel imaging techniques for nephron sparing surgery. Find out what ' s new.Translational Andrology and Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Journal Article Source Type: news
Third Time's a Charm for GLP-1 Diabetes Device? FDA Staff Suggest Otherwise.
(MedPage Today) -- As an investigational diabetes drug implant that promises better adherence faces FDA review for a third time, safety concerns ranging from adverse heart and kidney events are expected to be points of contention at an advisory... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AGA CPU Focuses on Noninvasive Tests in Patients With NAFLD AGA CPU Focuses on Noninvasive Tests in Patients With NAFLD
Noninvasive testing allows for routine risk stratification and long-term monitoring of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, offering a safer, more practical approach than biopsy.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
RSN's 30th Annual Kidney Disease Education and Lifestyle Meeting
Five hope-filled days of learning and sharing for people with kidney disease across the nation GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renal Support Network (RSN) will host its 30th Annual Kidney Disease Education and Lifestyle Meeting from October 18th-22nd, 2023. After... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
TPG-backed AHH picks controlling stake in Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology for Rs 600 crore
The acquisition marks AHH’s foray into the urology and nephrology segment. AHH focuses on single specialty, since its launch in 2017, it has acquired single specialty chains such as CTSI (oncology), Motherhood Hospitals (women and child health), and Nova IVF (infertility). (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Stewart Cameron obituary
Leading British nephrologist who founded an internationally renowned kidney unit at Guy ’s hospital in LondonAs a bright young doctor at Guy ’s hospital in London in the 1960s, Stewart Cameron, who has died aged 89, was determined to be both clinician and researcher, but where should he focus his talents? Irreversible kidney failure – uniformly fatal until then – was just becoming treatable through dialysis or kidney transplantatio n; both were complex, demanding and dangerous, for patients and doctors alike.Stewart had found his metier and decided to make renal medicine his life ’s work. The first professor of r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: John Feehally Tags: Medical research Science Doctors Health Aberdeen Hospitals Source Type: news
60% Of Sun Screens Would Fail Federal Safety Tests!
Here in South Florida, spring break is in full swing.
Temperatures are in the mid-to-high-80s, and tourists are flocking to our beautiful, sunny beaches.
Of course, that also means it’s prime time for sunscreen companies to kick up their marketing efforts in an attempt to whip up more fear over the sun.
They want to scare you into thinking that each time the sun strikes your unprotected skin, you risk malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
If you’re a regular reader, you know that I’ve been vocal about Big Retail’s money grab and how they put out misinformation because they profit each time you slat...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Why Diabetes Risk Is Higher For Older White Women
Phthalates – the toxic chemical cocktail manufacturers use to make plastic products more durable and personal products smell better – can increase your risk of developing diabetes by up to 63%…
That’s the terrifying conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.1
And according to the researchers, the damaging effects extend beyond diabetes in these women.
Phthalate exposure also contributed to a higher incidence of obesity, infertility, and other endocrine disorders over a six-year period.
For reasons not yet understood by the scientists, this damaging associatio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition Source Type: news
Advances in the understanding of acetaminophen toxicity mechanisms: a clinical toxicology perspective - Chiew AL, Isbister GK.
INTRODUCTION: Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic agent, which is safe in therapeutic doses. Acetaminophen poisoning due to self-harm or repeated supratherapeutic ingestion is a common cause of acute liver injury. Acety... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Climate Policy and World Order
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that humanity is threatened by “global boiling.” Migrant laborers working outdoors in Kuwait are suffering kidney problems because of prolonged exposure to temperatures above 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Naval planners are contemplating the…#unitednations #antónioguterres #kuwait #fahrenheit #arcticsea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
