Nephrology News

Less than 7% of U.S. adults engaged in all five healthy behaviors recommended by public health institutions, researchers reported. These behaviors included exercise, maintaining a healthy diet and normal BMI.

No differences in renal outcomes were observed after 10 years in patients with IgA nephropathy who had immunosuppression added to supportive care vs. supportive care alone, according to study results.

Patients with kidney failure who were dispensed a short-acting benzodiazepine in combination with opioids had an increased risk for mortality within 1 year of initiating hemodialysis, according to study results.

Exposure to seven types of environmental chemicals may play a role in elevating the risk for kidney disease, according to study results.

After conducting qualitative interviews with patients on hemodialysis and newly diagnosed sleep apnea, researchers from South Wales, Australia, found many patients experienced disturbed and unrefreshed sleep.

At a transportation summit, four national transplantation organizations — including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the American Society of Transplantation, the United Network for Organ Sharing and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations — developed a set of recommendations to ensure the safety of organ recovery teams.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension who underwent intensive blood pressure lowering had increases in fibroblast growth factor 23 levels regardless of changes in eGFR, according to a published study.

Findings from two recently published articles point to a significant reduction in the number of overall solid-organ transplantation procedures performed, with the most notable decline seen in kidney transplantation.

In a published paper, researchers argued that undocumented immigrants with kidney failure are presented with unique risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as they attempt to obtain necessary dialysis treatments.

A study of patients admitted to New York hospitals with COVID-19 found acute kidney injury was common. Findings also suggested AKI developed in early stages of the disease and in conjunction with respiratory failure.