Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health issue. In recent years, the effectiveness of finerenone for treatment of CKD has been the subject of considerable debate. The main ...

Objective To systematically identify and describe self-management interventions for adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Setting Community-based. Participants Adults with CKD stages 1–5 ...

A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung disease. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both long-term lung conditions. They’re part of a disorder known as chronic obstructive ...

It also reduced the risk of kidney failure and cut the risk of death from heart disease by about 5% in adults with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the company said in a news release.

A team led by Dr. Erik Larson, vice chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, has uncovered the cause of a common kidney disease after eight years of research, a news release from WMed said.

According to a 2019 review, up to 84% of people with end stage chronic kidney disease develop pruritus. The authors state that recent advancements in dialysis treatments have helped bring the ...

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an elevated risk of both vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and depression. However, the relationship between VDD and the risk of depression in this ...

The National Institute of Mental Health defines chronic disease as “a condition that lasts at least one year and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both.” ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday. The Georgia case was ...

About 1 in 22 people who survive COVID-19 go on to develop a typically lifelong disease called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), new research suggests. "By my rough ...

LANIER COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer. The disease, a fatal ...