We all have them -- or at least one and need the kidney to survive. These vital organs serve as your body's way of getting ...

Covenant Health in conjunction with the South Plains Kidney Foundation will host two sessions for medical professionals to learn and gain education credits. According to ...

GLP-1 medications are renowned for their ability to treat type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss. Now, there's a new benefit to taking Ozempic: It may help manage chronic kidney disease (CKD). On January ...

The House of Delegates unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would evaluate the potential for adding a Medicaid benefit for people with sickle cell disease. Del. Candi Mundon King, D-Prince William ...

Rationale and objective The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE ... in the review and the review process The studies varied widely in methodologies used. The benefit of this mixed-methods review is a ...

This study aimed to synthesise research describing young adults’ experiences of the psychosocial impact of kidney failure and RRT. Design A systematic literature review identified qualitative research ...

Use of proton pump inhibitors appears to increase the risk for kidney failure among patients with CKD. Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may spur progression to kidney failure in patients with ...

Theoretically, this leads to weight loss and associated benefits. But the keto diet ... including those with heart health issues, liver disease, and chronic kidney disease, are better off avoiding ...

In the long term, regular binge drinking can also increase your risk of becoming dependent on alcohol, alcohol-related cancer and heart disease. Sign up to our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter to ...

This kind of mental pain does, however, have an evolved benefit—creating the motivation ... The mental pain of failure per se can also stimulate you to become better at the activity in which ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening ... to the patients who will benefit the most,” he said.