Kidney Care Community News

Patients with intermediate junctional epidermolysis bullosa are at risk for kidney-urinary tract manifestations, according to a study.

Recent survey results released by the AMA showed that many patients are concerned about privacy protections regarding their personal health data, and nearly all agreed that it should be private and unavailable for purchase.

For the second time in 2 years, Californians will be asked in November to decide whether new regulations are needed for dialysis companies operating in the state.

Amgen announced that it will acquire ChemoCentryx Inc. for $52 per share in cash, amounting to nearly $4 billion in cash, in the fourth quarter of 2022.

ORLANDO — Burnout and the personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among health care providers may lead to a long-term nursing shortage nationwide, according to a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference.

Due to a highly consolidated market, large dialysis providers charge Medicare Advantage plans 27% more for dialysis services than what is charged for Medicare.

In response to flooding in Kentucky that has resulted in 37 deaths and 1,300 rescues, the American Kidney Fund has activated its Disaster Relief Program.

Implementation of universal chronic kidney disease care programs in Taiwan significantly lowered long-term trends in the incidence of maintenance dialysis.

Outset Medical reported a decrease revenue growth in its second-quarter 2022 financial results, according to a company press release.

The FDA announced Covidien LLC, also known as Medtronic, recalled the Palindrome and Mahurkar hemodialysis catheters due to a defect in the catheter hub.