Smoking synthetic marijuana has been linked with acute kidney injury, according to federal health officials. The designer drugs have been associated with hypertension, rapid heart rate, seizures, and hallucinations, but today’s report is the first to link them with kidney… Read More ›
Some patients with high blood pressure require as many as 3 antihypertensive drugs to bring their condition under control. For patients receiving such triple therapy, research appearing today in BMJ suggests taking certain commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen or… Read More ›
Today, on World Kidney Day, researchers buck conventional wisdom with a report showing that not all patients with chronic kidney disease are destined to develop kidney failure. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology… Read More ›
