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Urinary System
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Study Casts Doubt on ‘Early Warning’ System for Kidney Patients
Electronic ‘early warning systems’ for kidney damage in hospital patients don’t improve outcomes, researchers say. These...
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Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Patients with chronic kidney disease who stop using a class of common blood pressure medications may...
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Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
COVID-19 patients who have kidney disease or whose kidneys are damaged by the virus have a...
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COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
COVID-19 can damage the kidneys and increase patients’ risk of needing kidney dialysis, researchers...
- Posted September 14, 2020
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New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
New hepatitis C medications are allowing people to receive a kidney transplant from a...
- Posted September 8, 2020
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Early Dialysis Doesn’t Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
For critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, early dialysis doesn’t reduce death any...
- Posted July 22, 2020
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1 in 5 Worldwide Has Health Issue That Could Mean Worse COVID-19
About 1 in 5 people worldwide has a least one underlying health condition that...
- Posted June 16, 2020
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1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
More than one-fifth of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New York City have critical illness,...
- Posted May 20, 2020
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Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication
Many COVID-19 patients are at risk for acute kidney failure, according to a new...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
The coronavirus hits older people and those with chronic medical conditions hardest. But many...
- Posted April 15, 2020
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Are Doctors Discarding ‘Injured’ Kidneys That Might Be Used for Transplant?
Many of the donor kidneys that are discarded each year in the United States...
- Posted January 16, 2020
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‘Don’t Give Up:’ Parents’ Intuition Spots a Rare Illness Before Doctors Do
Parents usually know their child better than anyone, and if a parent suspects something...
- Posted November 19, 2019
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Common Muscle Relaxant Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so...
- Posted November 11, 2019
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New Tool Predicts Odds of Kidney Disease
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- Posted November 8, 2019
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?
A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.
Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.
“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.
There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.
Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.