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Did you know the United States boasts the world’s most expensive health care system, yet one-sixth of Americans are uninsured? According to an article in Science Daily it could be our healthcare values that are causing the problem. See what Dr. Marc Nuwer, Professor Of Clinical Neurology, UCLA has to say. …

Children with chronic kidney disorder are often subjected to radioactivity and a large number of blood draws when clinicians measure how well their kidneys function. This process is also time-consuming and costly. A new formula has been developed that accurately estimates the level at which children’s kidneys are working using …

High-flux hemodialysis (which removes large toxins) reduces the risk of premature death in many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new study. The results suggest that this procedure could be beneficial for those with poor prognoses and those with diabetes.

For patients with type 2 diabetes, a combination of 2 antihypertensive drugs reduces the risk of kidney disease by about 20% even in patients who don’t have high blood pressure, according to a new study.

Researchers have found that transplanting cells that replenish blood vessels can also restore nerve function in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy.

Taking a much higher than recommended dose of the hypertension drug candesartan cilexetil effectively lowered the amount of protein excreted in the urine of patients with kidney disease, according to a new study.

Charles W. Martin, DDS, founded DentistryForDiabetics, a nationwide group of dentists committed to helping those with diabetes. He authored the book Don’t Sugarcoat it: The Story of Diabetes and Dentistry and we are happy that he has joined our editorial staff. Please read his first commentary New Perspectives in Oral …

Physical exercise could improve memory via glucose-lowering. Maintaining blood glucose levels, even in the absence of diabetes, may be an important strategy for preserving age-related memory and cognitive health.

A Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon has found strong evidence that women over 45 are significantly less likely to be placed on a kidney transplant list than their equivalent male counterparts, even though women who receive a transplant stand an equal chance of survival.

Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity and glucose transport, according to a report