Chronic Kidney Disease News

The National Kidney Foundation Innovation Fund has invested in health technology company Revalia Bio, according to a press release.

SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 were more effective than dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and sulfonylurea kidney complications .

A palliative care-based decision support intervention may be a beneficial for older adults with kidney disease and an acceptable strategy for nephrologists, qualitative data show.

The 19th annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress will be held at the Boston Park Plaza and will feature the latest science in the areas of cardio-renal, obesity, diabetes and dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, thrombosis and more.

Repeat kidney biopsies may help patients with lupus nephritis manage disease flares, particularly those who transition between proliferative and non-proliferative disease classes, data from a racially diverse study cohort show.

I first heard the expression “moonshot” describing the goals of the Advancing American Kidney Health executive order, which was signed in 2019 by then-President Donald J. Trump.

In the movie Steel Magnolias, actor Julia Roberts plays Shelby, a young patient with diabetic kidney disease torn between her desire to be a mother and the reality of pregnancy pushing her into a life on dialysis.

In an editorial published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, nephrologists Mark E. Rosenberg, MD, and Tod Ibrahim, MD, detailed problems the specialty may face in the coming decade.

The kidney care community is warning the public of a scam recently circulating on Facebook that promises a kidney donation in exchange for personal information and money, according to a post on the National Kidney Foundation’s website. 

Canagliflozin was associated with increased iron utilization and improved hemoglobin levels for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.