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Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 – Empagliflozin has kidney protective effects and reduces heart failure outcomes across baseline kidney function among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI),...
Biomarker Panel Improves Prediction of CKD Progression in Children
TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 – A biomarker panel can improve prediction of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in children, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the...
Worse Outcomes Seen for Unvaccinated Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19, AKI
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 – For patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection and acute kidney injury (AKI), those who are unvaccinated have worse outcomes in terms of kidney function and mortality,...
Electronic Nudge Letters Do Not Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in CKD
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – Neither delivery of electronic nudge letters nor letters to general practice increase uptake of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with chronic kidney...
COVID Vaccine Protects Against Kidney Damage During Infection
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. Unvaccinated C...
Combo Drug Treatment More Effective For Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 — Prompt treatment with a drug combo can effectively manage chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows. Patients prescribed the combination ...
Finerenone + Empagliflozin Offers Greater Benefit in CKD, T2DM
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 – For patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, combination finerenone plus empagliflozin leads to a greater reduction in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio...
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Risk for CKD, Hypertension
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) have an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open....
Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease Via Breath
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 — Wearing a face mask to protect others from infectious disease continues to be hotly debated in the United States. But what about wearing a face mask to detect chronic kidney d...
Proinflammatory Diet Tied to Higher Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Individuals who eat a proinflammatory diet have a higher likelihood of chronic kidney disease, according to a review published online April 16 in the Journal of Health, ...
Higher Temperatures Tied to Greater Risk for Mortality in People Undergoing Dialysis
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Moderately elevated ambient temperature is associated with increased mortality in patients undergoing dialysis, according to a study published in the February issue of...
Medically Tailored Meals Are Saving Costs in 49 States
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 – Medically tailored meals (MTMs) are net cost-saving in the first year in 49 states, assuming full uptake among eligible patients with diet-related diseases and limitations...
Clinical Guidelines Updated for Evaluation, Management, Treatment of CKD
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – In a 2024 clinical practice guideline issued by the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization, a synopsis of which was published online March 11 in...
1990 to 2021 Saw Increase in Global Burden of Diabetic Nephropathy
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – The global burden of diabetic nephropathy increased from 1990 to 2021, and is projected to continue increasing to 2050, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in...
scPharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application Expanding the Furoscix Indication to Include the Treatment of Edema in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
BURLINGTON, Mass., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – scPharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: SCPH) (the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company committed to revolutionizing cardiorenal healthcare through pat...