An FDA-approved medication already used to treat people who have type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease may also help ...

The FDA’s recent approval of OZEMPIC highlights the expanding use of GLP-1 drugs beyond diabetes and weight management. Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster medication has gained another label expansion, now ...

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Mira’s father, Dobrin, has been diagnosed with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease and now requires dialysis. Now, Mira is working ...

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is marked by the gradual loss of kidney function, which means the kidneys cannot filter waste and regulate water and acid in the blood as well as they should. Early in the ...

A new thesis from Karolinska Institutet aims to advance our understanding of the bidirectional relationship between ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet explores the connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronic kidney ...

An unusual swelling in the legs and feet could indicate the onset of kidney damage. When the kidneys struggle to eliminate ...

Almost 36 million Americans have chronic kidney disease or CKD, and 9 out of 10 of those people don’t know they have it. Most people have a pair of kidneys, which are organs located below the ribs ...

Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, Trulicity: These and other GLP1-RA diabetes/weight-loss meds can also boost outcomes for folks ...