Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive renal disease that causes kidney function to deteriorate. It appears as urinary abnormalities, tiredness, and swelling.

Once kidney function is lost, it cannot be restored. If CKD progresses, the only options are dialysis or transplantation. We ...

More than 35 million people in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and ...

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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have ...

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 a growing global health concern, significantly contributing to morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Characterized by a ...

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 ...

The burden is particularly high in urban areas, where the prevalence reaches 15.2 percent compared to just 2.0 percent in ...

The FDA has approved popular antiobesity drug Ozempic to help protect patients with type 2 diabetes from kidney disease.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ozempic ® (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage kidney disease, and cardiovascular ...

Ozempic, or semaglutide, can now be used to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease or kidney failure in adults with type ...