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<p>Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of kidney stones, but some forms of treatment for this condition may also have the benefit of lowering risk of kidney stones. In a study led by investigators from <a href="https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/" target="_blank">Mass General Brigham</a>, researchers found that there was an association between the use of sodium-glucose contratransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and a lower risk of developing kidney stones. Their findings are reported in <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaintern...

<p>A new study by investigators from <a href="https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/">Mass General Brigham</a> found that one in five individuals taking Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy, commonly known as Paxlovid, to treat severe symptoms of COVID-19, experienced a positive test result and shedding of live and potentially contagious virus following an initial recovery and negative test&mdash;a phenomenon known as virologic rebound. By contrast, people not taking Paxlovid only experienced rebound about 2 percent of the time. Results are published in <a href="...