Nephrology

Recent research investigated the efficacy and safety of long-term use of pioglitazone in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and prediabetes or diabetes.

New research examined the link between sodium intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease among patients with chronic kidney disease.

A recent study examined the association between proton pump inhibitors and risk of developing chronic kidney disease, kidney disease progression, and end-stage renal disease.

A new study examined the potential for utilizing the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 metric, developed to measure and promote cardiovascular health, to help predict risk of chronic kidney...

A recent study examined the prevalence of masked hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease and normal clinic blood pressure levels.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations to help prevent the spread of HCV in dialysis clinics.

The American College of Physicians has released new guidelines on prevention strategies for recurrent kidney stones and nephrolithiasis.

Giving proton pump inhibitors in combination with diuretics can increase the risk of hospitalization for hypomagnesemia, according to Canadian researchers.

Exceeding the recommended dosage of the constipation medicine sodium phosphate can lead to kidney and heart damage and eventual death.