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THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face a high likelihood of developing complications before age 30, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 500 children and teenagers with type 2 diabetes, 60% developed at least one complication over the next 15 yearsContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns. Low levels of lead in drinking water are widespread in the United States. These findings suggest that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on allowableContinue Reading

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MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A flu shot might offer some protection against severe effects of COVID-19, a new study suggests. If you are infected with COVID-19, having had a flu shot makes it less likely you will suffer severe body-wide infection, blood clots, have a stroke orContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes face heightened risks for heart attack and stroke, as well as progressive kidney disease. But a new once-a-week injected drug called efpeglenatide could greatly reduce their odds for those outcomes, new research shows. The clinical trial was conductedContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans who stand to benefit most from a kidney transplant may be missing a key window of opportunity, a new study finds. The study focused on kidney failure patients who would be expected to live many years after receiving a kidney transplant.Continue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dialysis centers hit with financial penalties for poor performance don’t tend to improve afterward, calling into question a set of U.S. federal programs intended to improve health care nationwide, a new report says. Dialysis centers face up to a 2% reduction in theirContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine isn’t enough to develop adequate antibodies in kidney dialysis patients, Canadian researchers report. “We advise that the second dose of the [Pfizer] vaccine be administered to patients receiving hemodialysis at the recommended 3-week time interval andContinue Reading

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MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s more evidence that a switch away from meat in your diet could cut levels of unhealthy “biomarkers” that encourage disease, researchers say. A new study reported Saturday at the virtual European Congress on Obesity (ECO) found that people on vegetarian diets haveContinue Reading