Early onset Alzheimer’s disease is Alzheimer’s disease that starts before age 65. It’s rare under age 30 and more commonly affects people ages 50 and over. Early detection and treatment can ...

Objective To systematically identify and describe self-management interventions for adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD ... the literature include lack of patient engagement in the design ...

Rationale and objective The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts the risk of end-stage kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ...

Use of proton pump inhibitors appears to increase the risk for kidney failure among patients with CKD. Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may spur progression to kidney failure in patients with ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the ...

By Dani Blum The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Acute renal failure occurs rapidly, causing generalized symptoms, such as nausea and confusion. It is a serious condition, but it can be treated. With proper treatment, most people can survive an ...

Given their crucial role, it is important to take special care of our kidneys. However, the food we eat today and the lifestyle we lead often contribute to kidney damage. Over time, this hinders the ...

A team led by Dr. Erik Larson, vice chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, has uncovered the cause of a common kidney disease after eight years of research, a news release from WMed said.

Of 111,155 tuberculosis diagnoses, researchers found 2,892 patients had kidney failure. The annual tuberculosis rate ranged from 26.1 to 45.4 per 100,000 patients with kidney failure. The ...