Kidney Care Community News

The National Kidney Foundation has launched a health equity advisory committee, an endeavor designed to reduce disparities in health care and promote community health and social justice, according to a press release.

Fresenius Medical Care AG anticipates “significant negative impact” on net income this year due to thousands of patients who have died from COVID-19, the company announced prior to release of its fourth-quarter earnings.

To improve the distribution of dialysis-related supplies to homes and centers, Fresenius Medical Care North America has partnered with Descartes, a company that formulated a technology-based delivery solution.

The National Kidney Foundation has selected UnitedHealth Group as the recipient of its 2021 corporate innovation award, which will be presented at the organization’s virtual Spring Clinical Meetings.

After assessing kidney function in a sample of self-identified Black adults, researchers found excluding race from the calculations led to a “substantial increase” in estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease.

After assessing kidney function in a sample of self-identified Black adults, researchers found excluding race from the calculations led to a “substantial increase” in estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease.

Finding that race and social determinants of health played a role in patients’ likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant, researchers contended that interventions targeting specific patients are needed.

After reviewing a database of kidney transplant department chiefs, researchers found women, especially those who were not white, were underrepresented.

An analysis of medical claims data in China showed an increasing number of individuals were treated with dialysis between 2013 and 2017, and that further increases are expected through 2025.

Transplant center websites demonstrate inequity in terms of language and literacy accessibility for diverse populations in the United States, according to research presented the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium.