Top nephrology stories of 2024
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Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology articles in 2024.
Readers were most interested in plant-based diets, AI in nephrology, semaglutide in chronic kidney disease progression and more.
Readers were most interested in plant-based diets, AI in nephrology, semaglutide in chronic kidney disease progression and more. Image: Adobe Stock.
Unhealthy plant-based diet associated with higher risk of death in patients with CKD
Patients with chronic kidney disease who followed a healthy or overall plant-based diet were found to have a lower risk for all-cause mortality than patients who followed an unhealthy plant-based diet. Read more.
Weight loss after bariatric surgery may lead to drop in HHD frequency
According to research presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, a patient on dialysis who lost weight after bariatric surgery was able to reduce the number of home hemodialysis sessions without adverse outcomes. Read more.
Semaglutide slowed progression of CKD, cut cardiovascular events, mortality risk
“These benefits signify a profound clinical impact saving kidneys, hearts and lives for patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease,” Vlado Perkovic, MB, PS, PhD, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, said in a press release after findings from the Evaluate Renal Function with Semaglutide Once Weekly (FLOW) trial were presented at the annual European Renal Association Congress in Stockholm. Read more.
Preeclampsia during pregnancy can accelerate CKD
Patients with chronic kidney disease who have preeclampsia during pregnancy may face higher risk for long-term kidney function decline or end-stage kidney disease, data show.
“In addition to pregnancy itself accelerating renal function decline in CKD patients, complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, can further accelerate kidney function decline in CKD patients,” Zheng Li, of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Peking University, First Hospital in Beijing, wrote with colleagues. Read more.
Phthalates may be linked with rapid disease progression in adults with CKD
Select contaminants within the phthalate class may be linked to more rapid deterioration in kidney function, researchers from New York University.
“Exposure to these organic pollutants has been associated with adverse effects on kidney structure and function,” David M. Charytan, MD, of the division of nephrology and department of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, wrote along with colleagues. Read more.
Surgeons complete first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into living recipient
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the first genetically edited pig kidney into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The 4-hour surgery took place on March 16 with a pig donor that was genetically edited using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to remove pig genes and add certain human genes to improve its compatibility with humans. Read more.
CMS penalized clinics in ESRD demonstration with patients at greater social risk
CMS levied fines for poor performance in the first year of its End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model against dialysis clinics with higher proportions of patients at social risk, according to published data. Read more.
Eating fish may help protect against CKD
The fish-related metabolite 1-docosahexaenoylglycerophosphocholine may be positively linked to reducing the risk of chronic kidney disease, according to published data.
“Protein-rich foods have distinct nutritional characteristics and variable associations with kidney outcomes,” Lauren Bernard, MHS, of the epidemiology department at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wrote with colleagues. Read more.
AI can help, but nephrologists need to use it wisely
AI and its role in clinical medicine has taken center stage, with nervous excitement building about its impact on diagnosis and management of illness amid fears of affecting the physician-patient relationship. Read more.
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