Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care setting.

SGLT2 inhibitors may enable continuation of RAAS inhibitors for hypertension treatment, which is linked with better kidney and cardiovascular outcomes.

Patients with diabetic macular edema treated with intravitreal aflibercept have a significantly higher risk of adverse renal events compared with those treated with ranibizumab.

(HealthDay News) — The number of kidney transplants performed annually in the United States has increased steadily, but with decreasing allocation efficiency, according to a study published online in ...

Geographic disparities seen, with greater percentage of cardiovascular deaths attributable to di-2-ethylhexylphthalate exposure for South Asia, Middle East.

The prophylactic efficacy of TMP-SMX was significantly higher in subgroups with baseline lymphopenia, azotemia, microscopic polyangiitis, or relapsed AAV.

Sustainable development efforts such as lowering out-of-pocket health expenses can reduce future prevalence of AMR by 5.1 percent.

(HealthDay News) — For female patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (TPTNS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are comparable ...

At univariable analysis, both anti-C1q antibodies and non-use of hydroxychloroquine predicted renal flares at baseline and 6 and 12 months. Proteinuria (24/h proteinuria and proteinuria 0.5 g/day or ...

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

(HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative called “Generation Gold Standard” to develop next-generation, ...

Investigators assessed the frequency of lupus flares in patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis or with a kidney transplant.