Falls are a leading cause of injury deaths among older adults, and some medications significantly increase this risk.

The side effects of diuretics are common. The most important by far is that they actually take too much fluid out of the body. As you know diuretics are designed to remove salt from the body, and ...

Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have been the standard of care for ...

Only four trials, totaling 359 participants, reported all-cause mortality. There was no difference between loop diuretics and placebo or no intervention, with a follow-up between 29 and 90 days.

Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Genetic Proxies of Thiazide Diuretics and the Reduction of Kidney Stone Risk. JAMA Network Open, 2023; 6 (11): e2343290 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43290 ...