Best nephrology news cover stories of 2023
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Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology cover stories in 2023.
Readers were most interested in health equity in home dialysis, BMI requirements before transplantation, value-based care to treat chronic kidney disease and more.
Lack of health equity challenges patients’ access to home dialysis
CMS is making efforts to address health disparities in the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program, and DaVita Inc. chief medical officer Jeffrey Giullian, MD, MBA, FASN, said dialysis providers need to make important changes to correct the imbalance. Read more.
Use of BMI requirement pre-transplant remains controversial
Setting an acceptable BMI range for a potential kidney transplant recipient remains a controversial topic within the transplant community, sources told Healio. Read more.
Payers, providers see value-based care as opportunity to treat early stages of CKD
One goal of the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative, which was launched in 2019, was to significantly increase the number of kidney transplants. Read more.
Onconephrologists focus on protecting kidneys from dangers of cancer treatment
“This specialty is not just about kidney cancer; it is about any cancer and cancer-related treatment and its effect on the kidney,” Kenar Dinesh Jhaveri, MD, said about the emerging area of onconephrology. Read more.
Pill burden, adverse events signal new treatments needed for phosphorus management
Shivam Joshi, MD, knows he has few options for his patients on dialysis when it comes to the management of hyperphosphatemia. And none are very effective. Read more.
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