First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital Mar 21, 2024
Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair? Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products Mar 20, 2024
EHR Alerts Trigger Primary Care Clinics to Improve Hypertension Care in CKD Greater reduction in systolic BP over usual care in randomized trial Mar 15, 2024
Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes Better When It's Due to COVID, Study Finds "Survivors of COVID-AKI appear to be a resilient population," say researchers Feb 26, 2024
FDA OKs Device for Pediatric Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis The device was granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption approval Feb 23, 2024
History of IBD Linked to Severe Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COVID IBD was associated with an increased risk of sepsis, shock, and acute kidney injury Feb 01, 2024
One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk Study compared SGLT2 inhibitors with GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors Jan 29, 2024
FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect Jan 23, 2024
Q&A: Talking Prior Authorization With Rep. Suzan DelBene The Washington congresswoman also discusses home dialysis, Medicare cuts Jan 19, 2024
FDA Slaps Boxed Warning on Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab can cause severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced CKD, agency finds Jan 19, 2024
Calcium Levels Quickly Become Critical for Many Denosumab-Treated Women on Dialysis New findings led to boxed warning on drug's labeling for advanced CKD patients Jan 19, 2024
Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff Jan 19, 2024
Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients CBT, trazodone outcomes were "surprising" Jan 16, 2024
Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
In Acute Kidney Disease, SGLT2 inhibitors Were All-Around Protective Risk of all-cause mortality, MAKE, and MACE were significantly reduced Jan 04, 2024
For the Sake of Your Kidneys, Think Twice About Reaching for the Salt Shaker Higher CKD risk observed among people who added salt to their food Dec 29, 2023
Should Normal Range of Albumin Be Redefined for Cardiovascular Health? Mildly raised UACR partly mediates link between poor heart health and mortality Dec 19, 2023
Teens' High BMI Tied to Early Chronic Kidney Disease "Enormous" risk increase seen in the highest BMI categories Dec 11, 2023
Kidney Disease in Pregnancy Often Overlooked for Care These women had less nephrology care prior to end-stage disease onset Dec 08, 2023
Quick Albuminuria Reduction Key Factor in Finerenone's Efficacy 4-month UACR reduction mediated 84% of kidney treatment effect Dec 05, 2023
Serial Amnioinfusions Helped Neonates Survive Without Kidneys While trial proves "survival can be better than zero," long-term management remains a concern Dec 05, 2023
'Watch and Wait' With Small Renal Masses: When and How Should Docs Intervene? Phillip Pierorazio, MD, outlines how to be a good steward of active surveillance Dec 04, 2023
Two-Week Prophylaxis May Prevent Hep C After Kidney Transplant Direct-acting antiviral prophylaxis worked in all 10 cases in pilot trial Dec 01, 2023
Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKD FDA should consider warning labels based on study results, researchers argue Nov 28, 2023
Novel Gout Drug Aces Mid-Stage Tests Mechanism different from currently available therapies Nov 16, 2023
AKI Response Tied to Improved Survival for Patients Waiting on Liver Transplant Results highlight the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Nov 13, 2023
B-Cell Depletion Helps Maintain Kidney Function in Lupus Nephritis Secondary trial analysis boosts case for Gazyva Nov 10, 2023
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
Novel Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor Cuts Albuminuria in Phase II Trial Trial tested BI 690517 with and without empagliflozin Nov 06, 2023
Sparsentan Bests Irbesartan for Preserving Kidney Function in IgA Nephropathy Proteinuria reduction and slower eGFR decline in 2-year PROTECT trial Nov 05, 2023
ERA and SGLT2 Inhibitor Combo Cuts Albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease But ZENITH-CKD trial had to pivot to only using low-dose zibotentan due to fluid retention Nov 05, 2023
Sparsentan Failed to Preserve Kidney Function Over Time in FSGS However, more patients on the drug achieved partial remission of proteinuria vs irbesartan Nov 03, 2023
Mid-Stage Win for Novel IgA Nephropathy Drug APRIL-neutralizing antibody sibeprenlimab reduced proteinuria and stabilized eGFR Nov 02, 2023
Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff Oct 25, 2023
How to Deprescribe Dialysis After Patients Leave the Hospital Acute kidney injury patients should not be left on dialysis longer than necessary Oct 19, 2023
FDA Approves First Phosphate Absorption Inhibitor for CKD Tenapanor indicated for adults on dialysis who fail on phosphate binders Oct 18, 2023
Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Risk Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction Oct 16, 2023
Risk of Contrast Media Causing Acute Kidney Injury Is Overblown, Study Finds Despite restrictions on its use, an association with kidney injury hasn't been shown Oct 10, 2023
Time to Recognize Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, AHA Says Pooled cohort equations will make way for new CKM risk calculator Oct 09, 2023
