Many Kidney Transplant Recipients Back to Work
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Employed kidney transplant recipients report that they function very well at work, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Tim J. Knobbe,…
Learn MoreFrozen Embryo Transfer Tied to Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Frozen embryo transfer (ET) is associated with a substantially higher risk for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in Hypertension.Sindre H. Petersen, M.D., f…
Learn MoreArterial Stiffness Tied to Kidney Disease in Children
WDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pulse wave velocity is increased in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Aug. 25 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Karolis Azukaitis,…
Learn MoreLos audífonos sin receta llegan en octubre: los expertos aconsejan a los consumidores
MARTES, 27 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos con pérdida auditiva pronto podrán entrar a una tienda o farmacia (o visitar un sitio web) y comprar audífonos sin receta.Los audífonos de venta libre llegarán al mercado a mediados de o…
Learn MoreDonar parte del hígado a alguien necesitado es seguro, y salva vidas, según un estudio
MARTES, 27 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cada año, miles de personas fallecen mientras esperan un trasplante de hígado. El trasplante con donante vivo tiene el potencial de salvar muchas de estas vidas, pero sigue sin usarse lo suficiente …
Learn MoreTwo Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with weakened immune systems could be inadvertently helping COVID-19 develop resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir, a new study reports.After lengthy COVID infections, two kidney transplant …
Learn MoreVinculan el uso de embriones congelados con un mayor riesgo de una peligrosa complicación del embarazo
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los embriones congelados parecen estar vinculados con un riesgo significativamente más alto de una presión arterial alta peligrosa en las mujeres que quedan embarazadas mediante fertilización in vitr…
Learn MoreDonating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of people die every year while waiting for a liver transplant. Living-donor transplantation holds the potential to save many of these lives, yet remains underused in the United States.During the pr…
Learn MoreRace-Free Creatinine Equation May Cut Disparity in Kidney Wait Time
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of the creatinine race-free 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to determine eligibility for the kidney transplant wait list may reduce racial differences in preempt…
Learn MoreOver-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming in October. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with hearing loss soon will be able to amble into a big box store or pharmacy — or just visit a website — and buy hearing aids without a prescription.Over-the-counter hearing aids will be on the marke…
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