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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicKidney patients

Topic: Kidney patients

Mega-selling weight-loss & diabetes drug now shown to reduce risk of kidney failure, deaths

Semaglutide once a week reduced risk of adverse outcomes in kidney patients by 24 percent, finds study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Recipient of first genetically modified pig kidney dies 2 months after procedure

‘No indication’ transplant was cause, says hospital on death of US patient Richard Slayman who made history as the first living recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney.

Diabetes drug semaglutide offers hope beyond obesity management — kidney, heart & liver health

Study by Australian & Canadian scientists, published in Kidney International, finds that drug may be effective at reducing inflammation — lowering risk of heart & kidney disease.

One Chhattisgarh village has 130 kidney disease deaths in 15 yrs. No one knows the cause

In about 80% of the households in Supebada, a village of 1,800 people, residents are undergoing treatment for kidney diseases. They want alternate drinking water source.

Kolkata ‘Communist doctor’ conducts dialysis at Rs 50 per procedure, even for Covid patients

Dr Fuad Halim’s team, not affiliated to the CPM, has conducted 2,190 dialysis procedures since the start of the lockdown. Patients hail him as a ‘saviour’.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.