The risk for dialysis dependency increases with worsening histopathologic findings at kidney biopsy. Investigators who studied a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of pediatric patients with renal ...

Clinicians treating patients with kidney disease must be aware of dental considerations to avoid potentially lethal consequences.

(HealthDay News) — A striking considerable number of older adults have lower-than-recommended vitamin and mineral intake, which is associated with social isolation and loneliness, according to a study ...

(HealthDay News) — The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has warned that compounded versions of the active ingredient in those medications have now been ...

(HealthDay News) — A eucaloric carbohydrate-restricted (CR) diet improves β-cell response to glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online in the Journal of ...

A contemporary study finds that overtreatment of prostate cancer is still occurring among older men with limited life expectancy.

Type 2 diabetes and hypertension were the major contributors to chronic kidney disease-related deaths among women in 2021 ...

In a recent study, mean sensitivity was 85.5% and specificity 87% for detection of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. (HealthDay News) — ⁸⁹Zr-labeled monoclonal antibody ([⁸⁹Zr]Zr-girentuximab) for ...

Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes was 11.3% and undiagnosed diabetes was 4.5%; prevalence higher for men. (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of diabetes was 15.8% among US adults during August 2021 to ...

“The MMAI risk classifier is a more precise and accurate prognosticator of metastasis than NCCN risk groups,” Dr Tward’s team wrote. “This approach aims to prevent both overtreatment and ...

Various standard clinical variables measured by clinicians analyzed to determine scope of machine learning techniques in predicting IDH. (HealthDay News) — Clinical data and machine learning can help ...

Lower abdominal visceral fat area and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors. (HealthDay News) — Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk ...