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Hispanics With Kidney Disease Face Higher Risk for Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Hispanic folks with chronic kidney disease should have early heart health screenings, new research suggests, because they’re at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest. A team f...
Similar Management Seen for Dialysis-Requiring AKI, ESKD Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Patients with dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D) are prescribed the same dialysis as end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients, but some AKI-D patients have the...
PFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – Exposure to ubiquitous chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, may delay puberty in girls, new research indicates. The study is the first to consider t...
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – One day, it may be possible to monitor people for risk of disease through continuously measuring skin temperature. Researchers have found in a new study that wrist...
Benefit of ICD Attenuated in CKD Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the benefit of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may...
US FDA Approves Jardiance for the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablets to reduce the risk of sustained ...
Improved Outcomes Seen With Lower 2021 KDIGO BP Target
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – The newly lowered Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) blood pressure (BP) target systolic BP (SBP) of
Higher Plant Protein Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – Greater dietary plant protein intake is associated with a lower risk for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 28 in the...
Promising Outcomes Seen for Living Kidney Donors With HIV
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – Outcomes are encouraging for the first three living kidney donors with HIV, according to research published online July 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas. In a...
Younger Kidney Cancer Patients on VEGF Inhibitors at Elevated Risk for Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – Hypertension during treatment is common among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) being treated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors for renal cancer,...
Small Link Seen for Acute Kidney Injury, Worsening of Kidney Function in CKD
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 – For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the association between mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) and worsening subsequent kidney function is small in...
Historic 'Redlining' of Neighborhoods Linked to Black Americans' Rate of Kidney Failure
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Decades of “redlining” — discriminatory policies that led to disinvestment in minority communities within the United States — may be connected with current cases of kidney fa...
Modest Decrease in eGFR Linked to Increase in Adverse Outcomes
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 – For adults with no history of kidney disease, modest reductions in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are associated with increased rates of adverse outcomes,...
Even 'Modest' Drop in Kidney Function Might Harm Young Adults: Study
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 – Young adults who have even modest reductions in kidney function could face significant health risks, according to a new study. “The dogma is that healthy, young adults don’t n...
Collaborative Care Cuts Fatigue, Pain in ESKD Hemodialysis Patients
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 – A technology-assisted stepped collaborative care intervention can reduce fatigue and pain among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing hemodialysis,...
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