Nephrology News & Issues Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Nephrology News & Issues.

Table of Contents

• Consider a step therapy approach for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism and mineral and bone disorder in patients on dialysis George R. Aronoff, MD, MS, FACP, FASN
• Dialyzers get second life to bring clean water to developing countries Mark E. Neumann
• American Renal Associates announces delay of first-quarter earnings report
• Baxter recalls some lots of Revaclear dialyzers due to leaks
• Fresenius Medical Care, DaVita report first-quarter results
• Rockwell reports first-quarter revenue up 4% vs 2018; costs rise for Triferic launch
• Enzymes in patients with diabetes may help detect signs of CKD
• FDA grants priority review of canagliflozin for CKD
• Improvements in care slows for patients once treated at clinics acquired by large dialysis providers
• Long-acting anemia drugs show higher risk of mortality
• Low socioeconomic status and associated stress contribute to weight gain in kidney transplant recipients
• Patients with significant weight loss pre-transplant experienced more hospitalizations, higher mortality rate
• Prediabetes does not worsen kidney function
• Premature birth may significantly increase risk for CKD later in life
• Rapid fluid removal linked to increased risk of mortality for patients with AKI
• Similar CV outcomes seen in patients with ESRD on calcium-free vs calcium-based phosphate binders
• VIDEO: Model predicts time to ESRD for patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• The search continues for optimal dialysis Mark E. Neumann
• Graft failure in kidney transplant associated with mortality, morbidity
• Intersecting social determinants create disparities in kidney transplant that include less access for women
• Long-term graft and patient survival after kidney transplant on positive trajectory
• Study: Kidneys from donors aged 70 years or older are viable for transplant
• Study: Kidneys from donors with AKI do not negatively impact eGFR in transplant recipients
• Study shows withdrawal of corticosteroids does not impact graft survival
• California Assembly passes bill to restrict dialysis profits
• House Appropriations Committee passes legislation supportive of kidney care
• Legislators introduce bill to improve access to CKD, ESKD care
• Legislators propose add-on payment to dialysis composite rate to spur use of new technology
• Patients, providers struggle with ways to improve dialysis in rural areas Michael Kraus, MD; Jeffrey Hymes, MD