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Simple fingerprick blood test could help identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes

In 2019, there were almost 14 thousand diabetes-related deaths in the UK. That number looks set to rise. Britain currently has 4.3 million registered diabetics, but new analysis from London Medical Laboratory has revealed there are likely to be over one million Brits suffering from undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.

30 Sep 2023

Acute kidney injury patients on dialysis may be overtreated

Patients with acute kidney injury requiring outpatient dialysis after hospital discharge receive the same care as those with the more common end-stage kidney disease, according to a study led by UC San Francisco.

28 Sep 2023

Study finds risk factors linked to lower flu vaccine uptake in people with kidney disease

Among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC), young age, Black race, and low levels of education and income were associated with lower likelihood of getting an annual flu shot.

19 Sep 2023

The importance of using the American Heart Association-recommended technique for blood pressure measurement

A modified cross-over design to compare methods of taking blood pressure readings.

19 Sep 2023

California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers

A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers in California to a nation-leading $25 an hour while ending a years-long battle over dialysis clinics.

15 Sep 2023

Big Tuna and automated buffer exchange: An interview with Unchained Labs

In this interview, AZoNetwork speaks with Joe Barco, the Senior Director of Workflow Marketing at Unchained Labs, about the benefits of automated buffer exchange with Big Tuna.

From Unchained Labs 4 Sep 2023

How do cyclones impact human health?

Researchers discuss the health outcomes of cyclones.

3 Sep 2023

UQ-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of diabetes drug for polycystic kidney disease

Patient recruitment is underway for a University of Queensland-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a diabetes drug to slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

30 Aug 2023

SGLT2 inhibitors do not reduce 28-day mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors do not lead to lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared with usual care or placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

29 Aug 2023

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), improves renal outcomes and reduces cardiac events compared to placebo in patients at risk of renal injury undergoing coronary angiography for acute coronary syndrome, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

29 Aug 2023

UC San Francisco scientists develop implantable bioreactor to treat kidney failure

Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant.

29 Aug 2023

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

24 Aug 2023

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

Simple fingerprick blood test could help identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes

Acute kidney injury patients on dialysis may be overtreated

Study finds risk factors linked to lower flu vaccine uptake in people with kidney disease

The importance of using the American Heart Association-recommended technique for blood pressure measurement

California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers

Big Tuna and automated buffer exchange: An interview with Unchained Labs

How do cyclones impact human health?

UQ-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of diabetes drug for polycystic kidney disease

SGLT2 inhibitors do not reduce 28-day mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients

UC San Francisco scientists develop implantable bioreactor to treat kidney failure

Urine levels of adenine found to be predictive and causative biomarker of diabetic kidney disease

Pioneering drug for rare kidney disease improves outcome for patients

Strep A infections on the rise among Australians, study finds

New DNA-based anticoagulant could treat heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Tribal health workers aren’t paid like their peers. See why Nevada changed that.

How age, socioeconomic status, and gender disparities affect the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

Researchers develop platform allowing mass-scale production of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines

Virtual reality-based exercises found to reduce depression and anxiety among individuals treated with hemodialysis

The impact of diabetes mellitus on morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

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Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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