As a part of this partnership, AstraZeneca under close guidance from ISN will facilitate ‘Project SEARCH’-a mass screening programme for early diagnosis of CKD in diabetic or hypertensive patients who are at high risk of kidney damage. This campaign will be conducted at over 2000 physician clinics over a period of one month at multiple locations across the country and is expected to reach out to 2.4 lakh patients.
Around 30% of Bengal’s 554 Covid fatalities in the past month were from Kolkata, the state health department data revealed on Thursday. A majority of those who succumbed to Covid in the state during the period had mild Covid infections but severe comorbidities.
The activated Immune system provides enhanced immunity to the patient thereby also improving the quality of life and their ability to fight cancer.
The drug is the first medicine in SGLT-2i class to move into a new disease area by demonstrating efficacy and safety data for the treatment of patients with CKD, it added.
By citing that there are about 65,000 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in Tamil Nadu and out of which, around 15,000 patients require advanced care every year, doctors in Madurai on Wednesday said the disease was fast turning rampant in the country.
About 1500 national and international delegates to deliberate on tackling the global menace of CKD and discuss the way forward
About 1500 national and international delegates will deliberate on tackling the global Kidney disease menace, among other things
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