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Kidney health

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A clinician taking a blood pressure reading from a cuff on a patient's upper arm

Each 20-point drop in blood pressure tracked 24% fewer kidney failure deaths

Kidney disease kills more people in Mexico than almost anywhere, and blood pressure was suspected rather than measured. Following 133,470 adults in Mexico City, the relationship ran in a straight line with no threshold to hide under.

Sep 2, 2026

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A diabetes drug tracked a third fewer deaths in over-75s, alongside a stroke signal nobody can explain

Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors barely recruited the very old. A Japanese target trial emulation of 8,486 people aged 75 and over found lower death and dialysis rates than a rival drug class, and more strokes.

Aug 30, 2026

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Frail kidney patients had triple the odds of cognitive impairment across 129,868 people

Whether frailty and thinking problems travel together in chronic kidney disease had produced conflicting findings. A Journal of Nursing Scholarship meta-analysis of 17 studies settles the direction: frail patients had three times the odds.

Aug 26, 2026