Sarah Howles
@sarahhowles.bsky.social
Academic urologist trying to understand kidney stones. University of Oxford
Reposted by Sarah Howles
Important work from Grace Wheeler, Victor Popoola, & @sarahhowles.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk & @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social in @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social supported by @kidneyresearchuk.org, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, Medical Research Council, & @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social.
Plenty more work to do!
Plenty more work to do!
July 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Important work from Grace Wheeler, Victor Popoola, & @sarahhowles.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk & @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social in @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social supported by @kidneyresearchuk.org, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, Medical Research Council, & @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social.
Plenty more work to do!
Plenty more work to do!
Reposted by Sarah Howles
It’s now online! Published today at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Empagliflozin in nondiabetic individuals with calcium and uric acid kidney stones: a randomized phase 2 trial - Nature Medicine
As part of the SWEETSTONE trial, the authors report the ability of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin to reduce the likelihood of kidney stone formation in individuals without ...
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It’s now online! Published today at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👍 sounds like we wont have to wait long to see the full results?
December 9, 2024 at 7:52 AM
👍 sounds like we wont have to wait long to see the full results?
December 8, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Sorry should read ‘no’ potential benefit. What happened to the phosphate excretion?
December 8, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Sorry should read ‘no’ potential benefit. What happened to the phosphate excretion?
This is all really interesting! Suggests to potential benefit in CaOx? But then why such big population effects? And caox in the EMPASTONE trial?
December 8, 2024 at 5:21 PM
This is all really interesting! Suggests to potential benefit in CaOx? But then why such big population effects? And caox in the EMPASTONE trial?