Nephrology News

For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, low serum zinc concentration was linked to an increased likelihood of hospitalizations due to infections. This elevated risk was especially high for individuals on proton pump inhibitors.

Patients with sickle cell disease-related kidney failure experienced similar reductions in mortality following transplantation as those whose kidney failure stemmed from other causes, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins.

Placing Black patients on the waitlist at “slightly” higher levels of kidney function than the current standard may help mitigate some persisting racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation.

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes has revised its guideline on managing blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease. The guideline was originally published in 2012.

The 5-year mortality rate for veterans who received care through Medicare after undergoing kidney transplantation was double that of those who received care through the Veterans Health Administration, study results showed.

Nocturnal systolic hypertension conferred a higher likelihood of adverse kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study that compared different nocturnal hypertension entities.

Higher physical activity levels were associated with a 52% lower mortality rate vs. lower levels of activity, according to a study that assessed the link between activity and health outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease.

For patients with chronic kidney disease, higher doses of the muscle relaxant baclofen appeared to increase risk for hospitalization due to fall or hypotension, with primary care physicians being most likely to prescribe the medication.

Now is a time of transition in our nation. As physicians, regardless of our background or upbringing, we hold positions of power and privilege in society. We must use our power to give voice to our patients and communities.

An intensified B-cell depletion induction therapy without maintenance immunosuppression was no less effective than standard of care for treating lupus nephritis, researchers found.