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Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.

FDA approves new combo drug Mavyret for adults with Hepatitis C infection

Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. These patients are infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) of genotypes 1-6 and are those that have not developed liver cirrhosis or those who have developed mild cirrhosis. The approval for Mavyret was given to AbbVie Inc.

3 Aug 2017

Negocios Now names Loyola Medicine neurologist among 50 most influential Latinos in Chicago

Loyola Medicine neurologist José Biller, MD, has been named to Negocios Now's list of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in the Chicago Area.

2 Aug 2017

Anthem’s retreat leaves Californians with fewer choices, more worries

Bill Daitchman got some bad news this week: His insurer is breaking up with him. Daitchman and his wife, who own a graphic design business in Santa Cruz County, each pays $350 a month for a health insurance plan from Anthem Blue Cross on the Covered California exchange.

2 Aug 2017

$New drug Idhifa for patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) gets FDA nod$

New drug Idhifa for patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) gets FDA nod

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a statement yesterday reported its approval for a new drug, Idhifa (enasidenib) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults that has either relapsed or is refractory to standard chemotherapy.

2 Aug 2017

Natural compounds in thyme and oregano may offer treatment for cachexia

Fresh thyme and oregano offer a savory touch to a tasty dish, but a University of Iowa researcher recently discovered natural compounds in the herbs that may offer a treatment for cachexia or "wasting syndrome" as it is more commonly known.

1 Aug 2017

"Fat switch" may hold the key to obesity finds new study

Scientists have been trying for years now to understand what causes overweight and obesity in some but not in others. Now researchers at the Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute seem to have solved the puzzle that has been baffling them all – a so called “fat switch” in the brain that regulates weight gain. This could also mean a new potential for treatment of obesity in future. The study appeared in the journal Cell Metabolism today.

1 Aug 2017

Mount Sinai and Contessa Health join hands to extend hospital-level care at home program

The Mount Sinai Health System announced today that it has partnered with Contessa Health, an innovative health care company that manages acute-care services at home through prospective bundled payment arrangements, to extend Mount Sinai's existing hospital-level care at home program, known as the Mobile Acute Care Team, to new markets.

1 Aug 2017

Experiments in big animals show efficacy of new non-toxic MRI contrast agent

The top causes of death worldwide, ischemic heart diseases and stroke, together with another major source of illness, that is cancer, require proper imaging of blood vessels.

31 Jul 2017

Study finds increased risk of death in patients who develop depression after heart disease diagnosis

People who are diagnosed with coronary artery disease and then develop depression face a risk of death that's twice as high as heart patients without depression, according to a major new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City.

28 Jul 2017

Study: Deceased donor kidneys get declined many times before being accepted for transplantation

A new study indicates that deceased donor kidneys are typically offered and declined many times before being accepted for transplantation.

27 Jul 2017

Scientists notice shift in transmission mechanism of HEV infections

Hepatitis E gets little press compared to its better-known cousins A, B, and C, but Stellenbosch University virologists say we should wake up to how transmission of this virus is changing. World Hepatitis Day is commemorated on 28 July.

27 Jul 2017

UA researchers seek to better understand NHE8 protein’s role in GI disorders, colon cancer

About 1.6 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses several painful and complex disorders that include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

27 Jul 2017

Combination therapy shows efficacy, safety in treating metastatic renal cell cancer

A new cooperative research study including Norris Cotton Cancer Center's Lionel Lewis, MB BCh, MD, finds that nivolumab plus ipilimumab therapy demonstrated manageable safety, notable antitumor activity, and durable responses with promising long term overall survival in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC).

26 Jul 2017

Sugar addition in diet and its effect on appetite, fat breakdown and energy metabolism

Studies have shown that diet plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy body weight and also to prevent obesity. The composition of diet is with macro and micronutrients. The macronutrients are carbohydrates or sugars and complex sugars, proteins and fats.

25 Jul 2017

Princeton scientists test cell-culture system to aid study of HBV infections

Scientists from Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology have successfully tested a cell-culture system that will allow researchers to perform laboratory-based studies of long-term hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections

25 Jul 2017

UMD scientists develop new bio-compatible ionic current-generating battery

Engineers at the University of Maryland have invented an entirely new kind of battery. It is bio-compatible because it produces the same kind of ion-based electrical energy used by humans and other living things.

24 Jul 2017

Diagnosing prostate cancer through a £225 urine test

This test, which we have branded SelectMDx for Prostate Cancer, came with the acquisition of a company in the Netherlands called NovioGendix. They developed a prototype assay, so they did most of the heavy lifting in terms of discovering the two specific biomarkers that are currently in the product. These biomarkers are tuned towards the detection of what I call clinically significant prostate cancer.

24 Jul 2017

Study: Patients discharged from emergency department with AKI remain at increased risk of death

A new study indicates that patients discharged from the emergency department with acute kidney injury (AKI) remain at an increased risk of dying within 30 days. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

21 Jul 2017

Findings may lead to better diagnostics and treatments for women with preeclampsia

Researchers have developed a method that could help rapidly diagnose preeclampsia in pregnant women. They have also uncovered clues that might help explain why women with preeclampsia often develop an abnormal amount of protein in the urine, or proteinuria.

21 Jul 2017

More than 100 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes, latest CDC report reveals

The new ‘National Diabetes Statistics Report’ released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 18th July 2017, says that over 100 million adults in U.S. are presently living with prediabetes or diabetes.

19 Jul 2017

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FDA approves new combo drug Mavyret for adults with Hepatitis C infection

Negocios Now names Loyola Medicine neurologist among 50 most influential Latinos in Chicago

Anthem’s retreat leaves Californians with fewer choices, more worries

New drug Idhifa for patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) gets FDA nod

Natural compounds in thyme and oregano may offer treatment for cachexia

"Fat switch" may hold the key to obesity finds new study

Mount Sinai and Contessa Health join hands to extend hospital-level care at home program

Experiments in big animals show efficacy of new non-toxic MRI contrast agent

Study finds increased risk of death in patients who develop depression after heart disease diagnosis

Study: Deceased donor kidneys get declined many times before being accepted for transplantation

Scientists notice shift in transmission mechanism of HEV infections

UA researchers seek to better understand NHE8 protein’s role in GI disorders, colon cancer

Combination therapy shows efficacy, safety in treating metastatic renal cell cancer

Sugar addition in diet and its effect on appetite, fat breakdown and energy metabolism

Princeton scientists test cell-culture system to aid study of HBV infections

UMD scientists develop new bio-compatible ionic current-generating battery

Diagnosing prostate cancer through a £225 urine test

Study: Patients discharged from emergency department with AKI remain at increased risk of death

Findings may lead to better diagnostics and treatments for women with preeclampsia

More than 100 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes, latest CDC report reveals

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