Jardiance Approved for Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
September 25, 2023. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance ® (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), end ...
Study: Ibuprofen Found Safest NSAID for the Kidney
May 10, 2021 · Ibuprofen was the safest NSAID, conferring a significant 12% increased risk of incident eGFR less than 60, 32% increased risk of an eGFR decline of 30% or greater, and 34% increased risk of the ...
PSA Levels After Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Prognostic
May 28, 2024 · The 10-year PCSM rates for the RT alone, RT plus short-term ADT, and RT plus long-term ADT groups were 11.7%, 12.8%, and 12.1%, respectively, for the men with a PSA value of 0.1 ng/mL or higher ...
The Potential Dangers of Ketogenic Diets in Kidney Disease
August 19, 2021. Higher-protein ketogenic (keto) diets may hasten kidney failure and cause other medical problems in patients with kidney disease, according to the most comprehensive review yet of ...
Time to Say Goodbye to the DRE for Prostate Cancer Screening
January 12, 2021. Screening and assessing for prostate cancer (PCa) is a major component of a urologist’s practice. For most urologists, part of this process includes the digital rectal ...
Dutasteride Linked to Adverse Sexual Side Effects
June 27, 2017. A new observational study supports a link between long-term dutasteride treatment and sexual side effects, including worsening erectile dysfunction (ED) and reduced testosterone ...
Do Not Ignore Vitamin C Management in CKD - Renal and …
May 3, 2024 · Vitamin C, like many other nutrients in CKD, has been associated with a fear of increased levels causing harm. This is primarily due to vitamin C’s role in oxalate formation, which can lead to ...
Some Men With PI-RADS 5 Lesions Can Forgo Systematic Prostate …
July 28, 2021. Urologists may be able to skip systematic biopsy (SB) and perform targeted prostate biopsy (TB) alone in men with PI-RADS 5 lesions and a PSA density greater than 15%, a new study ...
Renal Function Following Nephrectomy - Renal and Urology News
Mar 12, 2009 · Renal Function Following Nephrectomy. Urologic management should focus on optimizing renal function and avoiding CKD whenever possible. Protection of renal function is a primary concern of ...
Prostate Cancer Outcomes After HIFU Characterized
Jul 8, 2022 · The investigators identified treatment failure in 118 patients (46.2%). Of these, the biopsy revealed clinically significant cancer in 66 cases (55.6%). The failure-free survival rate was 67.3% ...