The key advantage of switching rather than cutting salt intake is that potassium-enriched salt can be used as a direct one-for-one swap for regular salt. It looks the same, works for seasoning and in ...
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug is now indicated specifically to treat kidney failure, ...
In the US, 1 in 7 adults are experiencing some type of chronic kidney disease caused by diabetes. The new approval therefore allows doctor to prescribe Ozempic to lower the risk of kidney failure, ...
Ozempic was first approved by the FDA in 2017 for blood sugar control in Type 2 diabetes. It received a cardiovascular indication in 2020 and is now the most broadly indicated GLP-1 receptor agonist ...
The FDA's move may change how doctors treat chronic kidney disease, which, according to Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, affects around 37 million Americans and is one of the leading causes of death in the ...