The initiation of dialysis in women with chronic kidney disease during pregnancy varies by clinical practice, signaling a need for standardized care in this population, according to a study published in the July issue of Kidney International Reports…

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Researchers employed a machine learning technique known as random forest analysis and found that it significantly outperformed traditional methods in predicting which hospitalized patients with cirrhosis are at risk of death, according to a paper pu…

The annual UK cost of the mental health disorder PTSD is likely to top £40 billion, but the figures are based on 2020–1 prevalence rates—the most recently available—and don't include many indirect costs, such as family support services, finds a …

GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, likely trump the widely prescribed metformin for curbing dementia risk in people with the condition, finds the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BM…

Heart failure patients living in the most deprived postcodes are at risk of dying six and a half months earlier than patients in the least deprived areas, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Medicine. The research also found that t…

Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called "forever chemicals"—may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by Mount Sinai researchers. T…