NSAIDs can pose a risk to your kidney health. But while acetaminophen may be safer, all pain medications should be taken with a doctor’s supervision if you have kidney disease. It’s almost a ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

These drugs are actually commonly prescribed to people with kidney disease and other kidney complications. While ACE inhibitors and ARBs do not tend to harm the kidneys on their own, certain factors ...

Diabetes-related kidney disease can worsen and lead to failure. You may experience many different symptoms, including lower back pain, fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. If you have kidney disease ...

Potassium is essential for kidney function. Too much or too little potassium can affect this function and lead to complications. Potassium plays a key role in a number of bodily processes ...

The agency cleared the drug, called Amvuttra, for people with a cardiac form of the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis. Alnylam already sells the therapy for individuals with a genetic type of the ...

The study team set out to test how effective combining 11 C-PiB PET/CT and 99m Tc-DPD scintigraphy would be in detecting cardiac amyloidosis and differentiating between light chain and transthyretin ...

The other authors report no conflicts. Dr Vanhentenrijk is supported by a grant from the Belgian American Educational Foundation and the Pfizer transthyretin amyloidosis fellowship grant. Drs Grodin ...

World Kidney Day 2025 Theme and Significance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to impact around 850 million individuals globally. If not detected and treated promptly, CKD can progress to ...

Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2024 bDMARDs Prevent ESRD in Most Patients With AA Amyloidosis bDMARD therapy preserved renal function in 75% of patients with AA amyloidosis, but the remaining ...