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PHILADELPHIA — Patients with kidney disease who opted to withdraw from dialysis typically survived around 1 week, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — The protective effect of peer mentorship to reduce hospitalizations and ED visits in patients on maintenance dialysis may be population-specific, according to a study presented at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — Improvements in access to transplant, workforce issues and the impact of dialysis treatments on the environment have been a focus for the American Society of Nephrology in the past year, the outgoing ASN president said here.

The National Kidney Registry will expand its Donor Shield program to increase maximum travel and dependent care reimbursements by $1,000.

Fresenius Medical Care is recalling some 2008 Series hemodialysis machines because non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl acid may be leaching from the silicone tubing used in the machines, according to an FDA press release.

The National Kidney Foundation has named recipients of its Health Equity Community Engagement Award, a grant program to provide funding for research to address kidney health disparities.

Healio | Nephrology News & Issues interviewed Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology, on what attendees can expect during Kidney Week, which takes place Nov. 1-5 in Philadelphia.

The National Kidney Foundation announced five recipients of the 2023 NKF Young Investigator Research Grant Program, according to a press release.

Seventeen patient advocacy organizations from multiple continents have collaborated to create the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health, according to a recent press release.