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Do certain diabetes drugs increase the risk of acute kidney injury in patients taking anti-cancer therapies?

by American Society of Nephrology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Glucagon-like peptide-1-receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) are medications that are increasingly prescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure. Reports of GLP-1RA–associated acute kidney injury (AKI) have emerged, but the risk of GLP-1RA–associated AKI among patients on anti-cancer drugs is unclear. Surprisingly, new research suggests that...

Metformin and other antidiabetic drugs can help reduce the risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Metformin and other antidiabetic drugs can help reduce the risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes

NEWS RELEASE 11-JUL-2024 Analysis of more than 1.5 million records of patients with type 2 diabetes casts light on the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and potential benefits associated with antidiabetic treatment, reports the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Peer-Reviewed PublicationELSEVIER IMAGE: RESULTS SHOW THAT THE FIRST-LINE ANTIDIABETIC DRUG METFORMIN AND THE SECOND-LINE SODIUM...