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  "id": 7891202,
  "title": "Simple urine test could guide kidney-protective treatment choices in type 2 diabetes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/simple-urine-test-could-guide-kidney-protective-treatment-choices-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-simple-urine-kidney-treatment-choices.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, making prevention of kidney failure a key part of treatment. Newer diabetes medications, including GLP-1s and SGLT2 inhibitors, can reduce the risk of kidney disease, but previous studies have included large proportions of patients who already had signs of kidney damage, making it unclear whether the findings applied to patients…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}