Nephrology News

Findings from a retrospective cohort study demonstrated a significant association between lower self-rated health and limitations to performing various activities of daily living.

A study of patients initiating dialysis in the United States showed that higher levels of lead in the drinking water supply was associated with lower hemoglobin concentrations and greater erythropoietin stimulating agent use.

Specific markers of periodontal disease were associated with eGFR decline during a 6-year period, according to a study of Hispanic and Latino patients who underwent full dental examination at sites across the United States.

In this video perspective, internist Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP, discusses how cognitive impairment can impact a patient’s ability to understand their health care needs.

Most people with advanced kidney disease are physically inactive. This inactivity is associated with increased dialysis symptom burden, hospitalization and mortality.

AKI was more common in hospitalizations for COVID-19 than influenza, with study results indicating that AKI with the former led to more severe outcomes, including the need for mechanical ventilation and increased mortality.

Nine leading health care organizations have launched a campaign, referred to as Innovate Kidney Care, urging CMS to update health care provider regulations to improve home dialysis, according to a press release.

Use of potentially inappropriate medications, as defined by the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria, was linked to an increased risk for hospitalizations, falls and mortality in adults with chronic kidney disease.

Patients with kidney failure who received the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech showed varying degrees of antibody and T-cell responses, with those on dialysis achieving greater protection from the vaccine than transplant recipients.

Compared with a cohort free of kidney disease, patients with primary nephrotic syndrome were nearly 20-times more likely to develop kidney failure within 4.5 years of follow-up, research showed.