Despite guideline recommendations and improved access to care, individuals with hypertension are unlikely to measure their ...

Hydration culture has convinced many millennials that more water always equals better health. But experts warn that overdrinking can strain the kidneys and upset the body’s delicate salt balance.

Abstract: Hyponatremia (serum sodium [S-Na⁺] 135 mEq/L) is common in hospitalized patients and linked to adverse outcomes. Management of severe hyponatremia ([S-Na⁺] 120 mEq/L) remains controversial ...

International patients can bring a hospital as much as $2 million for a transplant. In recent years, they have typically gotten organs faster than U.S. patients. Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New ...

1 Hepatogastroenterology Department, Gabriel Touré University Hospital, Bamako, Mali. 2 Hepatogastroenterology Department, Point G University Hospital, Bamako, Mali. The aim of this study was to ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that health care providers negligently administered excessive sodium correction treatment to a hyponatremia patient, causing osmotic demyelination syndrome and ...

Laté Mawuli Lawson-Ananissoh *, Mawunyo Henoc Gbolou, Fadjatou Djibirine, Lidawu Roland-Moise Kogoe, Yendoukoa Yves Kanake, Debehoma Venceslas Redah, Aklesso Bagny Department of Gastroenterology and ...

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...

In older age, low sodium tends to be caused by taking certain medications, kidney problems, or infection. However, there can be multiple causes, and the treatment depends on the cause. Sodium is an ...

New research explains how low levels of the electrolyte sodium in the blood can disrupt the timing of the heartbeat in patients taking widely used rhythm-control medications such as flecainide, which ...

New research explains how low levels of the electrolyte sodium in the blood can disrupt the timing of the heartbeat in patients taking widely used rhythm-control medications such as flecainide, which ...