Tarrant Nephrology Associates has opened an outpatient clinic in Keller, located at 4420 Heritage Trace Parkway, Suite 312. Tarrant Nephrology’s newest outpatient clinic will bring comprehensive kidney care, along with a team of the region’s top nephrologists and staff, to the Keller area. Tarrant Nephrology’s Keller clinic will house 12 dialysis treatment chairs and will […]
Kidney Function Declines Faster in Black Patients
Kidney function may decline faster in black patients, according to a recent small cohort study. The Dutch study demonstrated an increased rate of progression to dialysis among black patients with chronic kidney disease compared with white patients. Even in a universal healthcare system that presumably provides equal care to all people, black patients with chronic […]
Vitamin D Levels May Predict Early Kidney Disease
Low Vitamin D levels may be linked to early kidney disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that those who were deficient in vitamin D were more than twice as likely to develop albuminuria, a type of protein in the urine that can be an early indication of kidney damage as healthy kidneys capture […]
Walking After Meals Lowers Blood Sugar
A new study shows health benefits of walking for 15 minutes after every meal. Researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services studying older adults with pre-diabetes found that 15 minutes of moderate walking after every meal curbed blood sugar spikes. The study, published in the June issue of Diabetes […]
Men, It’s Your Health Month
Tarrant Nephrology Associates will recognize National Men’s Health Week this week, as well as Men’s Health Month throughout the month of June, by educating men about preventing and controlling diabetes, which is the leading cause of kidney failure. Approximately 13 million men have diabetes in the United States. Men with diabetes can face devastating complications […]
Kids With Type 2 Diabetes at Higher Risk for Kidney Disease
New research indicates that kids with Type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing kidney and heart disease as adults. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has sponsored the nationwide research to find the best ways to treat the disease. The […]
Sugary Drinks Linked to Kidney Stones
Sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to an increased risk of developing kidney stones, according to a recent study. Adults who drink at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day are slightly more likely to develop kidney stones than people who rarely drink them, according to the research study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. While the recommendation […]
Women’s Health Risks and CKD
More Women Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease More than 10% of people, or more than 20 million, aged 20 years or older in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD). One population group that has seen an increase in occurrences of kidney failure is women who are older (50+ years old) and African American. […]
Child Death Risk from End-Stage Kidney Disease Declines
A new study indicates that improvements in dialysis have led to lower rates of death for children and adolescents with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This is certainly great news for children with ESKD. Scientists identified a total of 23,401 children and adolescents who initiated ESKD treatment with dialysis during the last two decades, and noted a […]
Early Obesity Linked to Kidney Disease
New research indicates that obesity in childhood and young adolescent years could increase your risk of kidney disease as an adult. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, reported that people who were overweight around the ages of 26 to 36 were twice as likely to have chronic kidney disease […]
