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Obesity in young adults adds to risk of CKD progression
Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, according to the WHO, and is heightening the risk of people developing chronic kidney disease, sources told Healio/Nephrology News & Issues.
Addressing CKD knowledge gap among nurses could improve care in Jamaica
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Andrea G. Mignott, DNP, MSc, FNP, RN, discusses the results of her award-winning poster presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
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Valuing patients’ dialysis preferences, reported symptoms improves their lived experiences
AUSTIN, Texas — Before receiving the Dr. J Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award, Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS, presented ways to improve a patient’s lived experience while using dialysis.
Mentorship program reveals adherent patients on dialysis report better quality of life
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Ladan Golestaneh, MD, MS, discusses potentially modifiable risks among patients on dialysis identified in a mentorship program.
Renal Autologous Cell Therapy shows potential to preserve kidney function
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Kerry Cooper, MD, discusses the potential Renal Autologous Cell Therapy by ProKidney may have to preserve kidney function and slow the progression of kidney disease.
Marker of kidney function could indicate high blood pressure risk
A slightly elevated urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio that remains within the normal range is associated with an increased prevalence of hypertension in the U.S. general population, researchers reported.
Parathyroidectomy may preserve kidney function in some patients with hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroidectomy had no significant impact on long-term kidney function among older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism, but if done early, it could preserve function in those aged younger than 60, according to researchers.
Faster loss of kidney function linked with increased Medicare Advantage health care costs
Patients with chronic kidney disease who experience accelerated loss of kidney function are likely to have higher health care costs than patients who lose function at a slower rate, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Sparsentan demonstrates sustained decline of proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy
Daily treatment of sparsentan led to a greater reduction of proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy compared with irbesartan treatment, according to a study published in The Lancet.
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