Chronic Kidney Disease News

People with a history of kidney stones had a similar diet overall to those who have never had nephrolithiasis but drank more diet soda and ate fewer vegetables, according to a study in a Swiss population.

The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for AlloNK in combination with rituximab to treat systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with active lupus nephritis, according to a press release from Artiva Biotherapeutics.

Use of lithium vs. valproate as a prophylactic treatment may be associated with adverse kidney outcomes, including AKI, according to recently published research.

Kidney diseases are biologically modulated by sex and can be culturally modulated by gender. There are well-described sex- and gender-specific differences in the prevalence and prognosis of some kidney diseases, the prototype of which is lupus nephritis.

Patients with reduced kidney function who are discharged without clinically evident residual disease had an 18% increase in mortality a year after hospitalization, data show.

Results from a phase 2 trial of a new drug to treat IgA nephropathy showed a reduction in proteinuria and stabilization of eGFR vs. controls after 36 weeks, according to a presentation at the European Renal Association Congress.

Researchers funded by the NIH developed a comprehensive atlas of the human kidney to examine disease progression and recovery.

Hospital burden of patients with chronic kidney disease may mostly be driven by multi-day admissions for non-directly related conditions, recent data show.

Among patients with stages 3-4 chronic kidney disease, a COVID-19 infection increased the odds of rapid kidney function decline during the pandemic, according to a study.

The Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool may be effective in identifying health-related social needs among hemodialysis patients, data show.