Why patients stop taking their medications
During my years as a clinical pharmacist, I thought I understood why patients stopped taking long-term medications —…
Off-Label Use of Ozempic-Style Drugs Is Surging
A large new study suggests weight-loss drugs have quietly moved from medical tool to what one researcher…
Kidney disease of unknown origin spreads in US. Who is at risk?
(NEXSTAR) – Doctors in Texas say they have seen an increasing number of otherwise healthy young men coming…
Mysterious disease sending young, healthy Texas workers into kidney failure
A mysterious form of kidney disease that has devastated young to middle-aged agricultural workers in Central America and South Asia…
Nearly 1 million bottles of heart and kidney medication recalled over foreign substance found on tablets
Nearly one million bottles of heart and kidney medication have been recalled nationwide over the possibility of a “foreign substance,”…
Are People With Eating Disorders Misusing GLP-1 Drugs?
Among over 400 people with eating disorders in an interim analysis of an ongoing cross-sectional study, 32.1% said…
Florida police report confirms Hulk Hogan died of natural causes, closes investigation
MIAMI (AP) — Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year, according a report by…
Diabetes: Hypertension drugs may speed up kidney disease
Share on PinterestA drug commonly used to keep blood pressure in check may speed up kidney disease development…
Semaglutide and Ozempic-like drugs may improve kidney disease outcomes
Semaglutide, a medication commonly sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, is typically associated with weight loss. But it can…
Scientists identify hundreds of ancient genes associated with human diseases
When a child develops kidney failure or a rare bone disorder, the cause can seem painfully immediate. It…
What to know about the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that…
Young Adults With High Blood Pressure Face Higher Risk of Heart, Kidney Disease
High blood pressure in people ages 30 to 40 may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in…