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Patients with diabetic macular edema treated with intravitreal aflibercept have a significantly higher risk of adverse renal events compared with those treated with ranibizumab.
SGLT-2 inhibitor use vs DPP-4 inhibitor use was associated with lower incidence of epilepsy among patients with type 2 diabetes.
SGLT2 inhibitors may enable continuation of RAAS inhibitors for hypertension treatment, which is linked with better kidney and cardiovascular outcomes.
Investigators assessed the frequency of lupus flares in patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis or with a kidney transplant.
(HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative called “Generation Gold Standard” to develop next-generation, ...
The prophylactic efficacy of TMP-SMX was significantly higher in subgroups with baseline lymphopenia, azotemia, microscopic polyangiitis, or relapsed AAV.
(HealthDay News) — The number of kidney transplants performed annually in the United States has increased steadily, but with decreasing allocation efficiency, according to a study published online in ...
Geographic disparities seen, with greater percentage of cardiovascular deaths attributable to di-2-ethylhexylphthalate exposure for South Asia, Middle East.
(HealthDay News) — For female patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (TPTNS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are comparable ...
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 postmenopausal ...
Lorundrostat, a selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor, significantly reduced 24-hour systolic blood pressure in individuals with uncontrolled and treatment-resistant hypertension, according to ...
Sustainable development efforts such as lowering out-of-pocket health expenses can reduce future prevalence of AMR by 5.1 percent.