Nephrology News

For patients with kidney failure and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, treatment with apixaban did not lead to a reduced incidence of stroke. The drug was, however, associated with a higher incidence of fatal or intracranial bleeding.

Including adjustments for major complicating comorbidities in Medicare reimbursement policies for kidney transplantation could incentivize centers to utilize high risk kidneys, thereby increasing the number of transplants performed.

Older adults with certain chronic conditions were significantly more likely to have severe tooth loss compared with adults who did not suffer from chronic conditions, according to an analysis published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

College-aged men who played video games consumed less healthier foods than their nongaming peers, according to data presented at Nutrition 2020 Live Online.

Minority patients, patients with diabetes and older patients showed the most improvement in graft survival in the United States from 1995 to 2017, a study shows.

Providing virtual postoperative follow-up for living kidney donors may be an effective alternative to traditional clinic care, according to a poster presented at the virtual American Transplant Congress.

At the virtual American Transplant Congress, Emily Blumberg, MD, FAST, president of the American Society of Transplantation, discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the transplant community with challenges and opportunities.

A short course of direct-acting anti-viral prophylaxis may be effective in preventing transmission of hepatitis C virus from kidney donors to recipients, according to study results presented virtually at the American Transplant Congress.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has donated $1.1 million to the American Kidney Fund’s coronavirus emergency relief program, allowing for all patients currently on the waitlist to receive financial assistance.

A study conducted in the United Kingdom revealed that racial minorities and patients of lower socioeconomic status were less likely to be waitlisted for kidney transplantation, despite its universal health care system.