People warned to avoid reliance on drugs like ibuprofen for pain relief
People have been urged to be cautious of relying on anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for pain relief…
How are GLP-1 drugs reshaping treatment for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease?
A sweeping Lancet review reveals how modern incretin-based drugs are reshaping treatment for obesity and diabetes, delivering powerful…
Husband loses 4 stone to donate kidney to his wife
A woman from Shropshire says she feels ’emotional’ after her husband lost weight to donate his kidney to…
Obesity’s role in shared genetic risks of chronic diseases
A sweeping genetic analysis reveals when obesity is the common thread linking chronic diseases, and when other biology…
Following the EAT-Lancet diet lowers chronic kidney disease risk
Large-scale UK Biobank data show that the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet is associated with lower CKD risk, with…
Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
Bulldogs junior Mesake ‘Mes’ Ravonu mourned after death at 22, Canterbury statement
The rugby league community is in mourning following the passing of Fijian international and former Canterbury Bulldogs junior…
Majority of older adults in Ireland have poorly controlled high blood pressure
High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40years yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on…
Fitness coach shares ‘why young Malaysians are losing their kidneys’; some as young as 40
Rising cases of kidney problems are being reported among young adults in Malaysia, with lifestyle factors, poor diet,…
Simple fruit granola intervention shows promising cardio-renal signals in CKD patients
A small Japanese study suggests that a low-salt, oat-based granola breakfast may improve blood pressure, lipid risk markers,…
MannKind Announces U.S. FDA Accepts for Review its Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of FUROSCIX ReadyFlow™ Autoinjector for the Treatment of Edema in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure or Chronic Kidney Disease
MannKind If approved, ReadyFlow Autoinjector would deliver an IV-equivalent diuretic dose (subcutaneous furosemide injection 80 mg/ml) in under…
The association between computed tomography-based intrapancreatic fat deposition and renal function | BMC Nephrology
Couser WG, Remuzzi G, Mendis S, Tonelli M. The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden…