Tag: Kidney

To mark the World Kidney Day which falls this year on March 14, The George Institute for Global Health has presented a road map for achieving universal care for kidney diseases and identifies priority areas for kidney disease research, policy-making, and actions by the clinical community.......................

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKDs) rising at a startling pace in India. Along with the importance of awareness for early detection of CKDs, home healthcare takes the spotlight for easy, cost-effective and convenient management of the disease............

CORE’s new addition of nephrology related diagnostic tests comprises of advanced nephro-pathology services, molecular testing for rare and inherited (genetic) kidney diseases, screening for pre and post-transplant infectious diseases, monitoring drug levels, and Transplant Immunology..............

Global sales of kidney stone management devices are likely to surpass 1 million units by 2028, according to a new Fact.MR study...………...

Compared with patients receiving usual care, a significantly higher proportion of patients receiving the Triple Pill achieved their target blood pressure of 140/90 or less (with lower targets of 130/80 for patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease)……………..

The George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with Arogya World held a panel discussion on 7th March to highlight the impact of kidney disease on women’s health and call for renewed efforts to improve prevention and treatment...................

The campaign suggests that going off an animal-based diet and adopting a plant-based diet (Vegan diet) not only appears to prevent kidney function decline, it may also be used to treat kidney failure............

The analysis by SRL Diagnostics, based on more than 4 lakh samples received for kidney function testing, observed kidney dysfunction higher in women (average 11.36% prevalence) than in men (9.48%)...................

Organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and endosulfan are banned in many countries owing to their long persistence in the environment and adverse impacts on human health............

A study by The George Institute for Global Health has found unexpectedly large increase in the risk of serious adverse events, primarily infections among patients with IgA nephropathy and excess protein in their urine.........