Man sues UMass Memorial for $5M, claiming racial bias in kidney care

Making medical policy based on racial stereotypes harmed all Black Americans waiting for a kidney. This lawsuit is brought by ...
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Trial evaluates a traditional Chinese herbal formula for diabetic kidney disease with macroalbuminuria

Diabetic kidney disease affects a growing proportion of people with diabetes and remains the leading cause of end-stage renal ...
Medical Dialogues

Updated VA/DoD guidelines for CKD highlight SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs, and statins for risk reduction

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) updated their 2019 clinical practice ...
EurekAlert!

Statins significantly reduce mortality risk for adults with diabetes, regardless of cardiovascular risk

A large cohort study found that statins significantly reduce the risk of death and major cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes, even among those with low predicted 10-year ...
Lupus Science & Medicine

Association between disease duration and comorbidity burden in systemic lupus erythematosus: a multicentre study from Pakistan

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease ...
The Clinton Herald

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: A case of Clostridioides difficile has become difficult to treat

I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and ...
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Year in Review: Tirzepatide, Finerenone, and Digitoxin Score Big in Heart Failure

The year saw the emergence of a new version of an old drug that proved beneficial in patients who have heart failure with ...