Roche Receives FDA Approval for Kidney Inflammation Drug

The drug is the only medicine of its kind proven to help patients with lupus nephritis regain full kidney response, the ...
CNET

6 Blood Tests That Can Tell You How Your Body Is Functioning

The complete blood count routine test provides a snapshot of your body's blood production and immunity. The test measures a variety of components in your blood, including red blood cells, white blood ...
Verywell Health

Can Photoacoustic Ultrasound Catch Breast Cancer Earlier?

A company called BeSound will offer ultrasound imaging tests to screen for breast cancer. The startup is appealing to women younger than 40, those with dense breasts, and others who want an ...

Cloudy Urine: Common Causes And What It Could Mean For Your Health

Cloudy urine can result from mild dehydration or dietary factors, while in others, it could point to underlying infections or ...
CURE

Understanding Stage 2 Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma)

A diagnosis of kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, requires strong partnership with your oncologist. This overview is designed to provide you with fundamental knowledge about Stage 2 disease, ...
Business Wire

Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Shows 100% Sensitivity and Specificity for Finding Residual or Recurrent Kidney Tumors

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is superior to contrast magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT), and offers 100% sensitivity and specificity, for finding ...
Endocrinology Advisor

Paroxysmal Symptoms Present a Diagnostic Challenge in 58-Year-Old Man

Credit: Getty Images A 58-year-old man presents for a routine annual physical. During the exam, he mentions an intermittent sensation like a “rush of anxiety” that begins in the abdomen and chest and ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Postpartum Acute Renal Failure: Experience of the Maternity Ward at the Ziguinchor Regional Hospital Center over a 3-Year Period ()

Nephrology and Hemodialysis Department, Ziguinchor Regional Hospital Center, Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor, Ziguinchor, Senegal. Postpartum acute renal failure (PP-AKI) is defined as the onset ...
Reuters

Health Rounds: Human fetal kidney development mimicked in test tubes

Aug 20 (Reuters) - This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign up ...
Medscape

Free Genetic Tests May Aid People With Rare Kidney Disease

Genetic testing covered by companies that make treatments for primary hyperoxaluria can help identify cases of this rare condition, which often leads to kidney failure at an early age. These programs ...
SciELO

Risk-adjusted trifecta outcomes in ultrasound-guided RFA of T1a renal masses: experience from a large tertiary cancer center

Purpose: To evaluate the trifecta outcomes of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of T1a renal masses and to identify factors influencing trifecta outcomes. Materials and Methods: We ...