Decision Aid Improves Decision Quality for Seniors With CKD
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a decision aid about kidney replacement therapy improves decision quality and clarifies treatment preferences, according to a study published online Dec. 20 …
Learn MoreCKD Linked to Greater Neuromuscular Fatigability
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with greater neuromuscular fatigability, which increases with fatigue severity, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercis…
Learn MoreDapagliflozin Reduces Hospitalizations Among Patients With CKD
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), dapagliflozin reduces the risk for hospitalization, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Meir Schechter, M.D., from th…
Learn MoreCombination Treatment Beneficial in Albuminuric CKD
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with albuminuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) without diabetes, treatment with the combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and sodium-glucose cotrans…
Learn MoreAmerican Society of Nephrology, Nov. 3 to 6
The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology was held this year from Nov. 3 to 6 and attracted participants from around the world, including nephrology specialists, researchers, scientists, and other health care professionals. The confere…
Learn MoreSymptom Burden Increases in Year Before Dialysis Initiation
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with kidney failure, symptom burden worsens in the year before initiation of dialysis and stabilizes thereafter, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Clinical Journal of the A…
Learn MoreLa enfermedad renal es más dura en los hombres, y los investigadores ya saben por qué
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres tienden a poder recuperarse mejor de las lesiones renales que los hombres, ¿pero por qué?Aparentemente, las mujeres tienen una ventaja a nivel molecular que las protege de una forma de …
Learn MorePersonalized Screening for Kidney Disease Evaluated in T1DM
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For persons with type 1 diabetes, a personalized alternative to annual urinary albumin screening can reduce the time spent with undetected kidney disease, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Diab…
Learn MoreASN: Empagliflozin Cuts Risk for Progression in CKD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, the risk for progression of kidney disease or death from cardiovascular causes is reduced with empagliflozin treatment, according to a study …
Learn MoreASN: Discontinuation of RAS Inhibitors Does Not Increase eGFR in CKD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with advanced and progressive chronic kidney disease, discontinuation of treatment with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors is not associated with a difference in the long-term rate of dec…
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