The popular diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide — sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy — has now been proven to reduce the risk of kidney disease and its complications among people with diabetes. A recent study has found that it could reduce the risk of major kidney events, onset of dialysis, or transplantation …
Instead of waiting in a years-long queue, could a person in need of a kidney transplant get it from a farm pig instead? Backed by gene-editing tools like CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have renewed their effort to make this a reality over the last couple of years. That happened a week ago with the 62-year-old Richard Slayman …
News Health and Wellness Kerala mumps outbreak: Here’s how to treat it and vaccinate yourself Dr Rommel Tickoo, Director, Internal Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, on tests and prevention The mumps virus replicates itself in the upper respiratory tract and is transmitted person to person through direct contact with saliva or droplets …
Adult women should be having about 0.8 to 1 gram of protein daily for every kilogram of body weight. But the classic mistake they make is to eat more carbohydrates than proteins, the adequate intake of which is necessary for absorption of all macro and micro-nutrients. Pregnant and lactating women need a higher dose of …