Among patients with diabetic foot ulcer, those with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) fare worse than those with earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Study findings were presented in a poster ...

Sodium bicarbonate has some down sides, but there are suitable alternatives, including increased intake of fruits and vegetables and sodium citrate. Metabolic acidosis is a common yet often overlooked ...

The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform. (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health ...

Illness severity, comorbidities, and prior exposure to antibiotics associated with hospital-onset antimicrobial resistant infections. (HealthDay News) — Hospital-onset antimicrobial-resistant ...

Authors say findings do not support routine hormone use in the perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods. (HealthDay News) — Hormone therapy use is linked to worse bladder health in ...

SGLT-2 inhibitor use, compared with DPP-4 inhibitor use, was associated with a lower incidence of epilepsy among patients with type 2 diabetes. The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2 ...

Four hours without power increases odds of pediatric CO poisoning ED visit for all-scale, large-scale power outages. (HealthDay News) — Power outages increase the odds of carbon monoxide (CO ...

Patients with detectable ctDNA before treatment had a shorter duration of clinical benefit and shorter overall survival. Having detectable circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) before treatment is ...