Nephrology News

Vitamin K supplementation showed no effect on vascular stiffness or other markers of vascular health in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a randomized controlled trial.

An analysis of patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Belgium demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 caused specific manifestations of kidney proximal tubule dysfunction.

Maternal exposure to heat, ozone or fine particulate matter related to climate change was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.

For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, differences in health-related quality of life — including depressive symptoms and physical function — were associated with variations in time to wait-list for kidney transplantation.

Baxter International Inc. has obtained two emergency use authorizations from the FDA for patients who may develop AKI during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FDA has accepted a biologics license application and granted priority review to a therapy shown to stabilize kidney function in patients with Fabry disease, according to a press release from Protalix BioTherapeutics.

A study of patients with type 2 diabetes demonstrated those who had an increased progression of chronic kidney disease, as measured by eGFR, also had a higher likelihood of experiencing major adverse cardiovascular events.

Researchers from the University of Michigan have identified several medical conditions that may increase the likelihood of adults with cerebral palsy developing advanced chronic kidney disease.

For patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery led to greater remission rates of albuminuria and early stage chronic kidney disease compared with best medical care.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated that greater numbers of patients receive dialysis at home, may give rise to continued increases in the utilization of such home-based therapies, according to two nephrology experts.