Chronic Kidney Disease

Interwell Health has launched a value-based care initiative with Providence Health Plan that will provide earlier identification, education and support to members with late-stage chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.

Fresenius donated $150,000 to Food Is Medicine Coalition to expand access to medically tailored meals among patients with kidney disease, according to the press release.

Among patients with chronic kidney disease, the presence of metabolic acidosis is associated with an increased risk of adverse kidney outcomes and health care costs, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Among patients with chronic kidney disease, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction was highly prevalent, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

A survey conducted by Bayer reveals physicians agree there is a need for earlier testing and more transparent communication with patients who have chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

Following a Southern dietary pattern correlates with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression in Black patients, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

The National Kidney Foundation launched a public education video series about hyperkalemia for patients with chronic kidney disease, according to the press release.

Compared with warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants correlated with a reduced risk for kidney failure and declined kidney function among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, according to a retrospective study.

Daily fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease, including those on hemodialysis, in Japan, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

An online and interactive decision aid about kidney replacement therapy improved decisional quality among older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Annal Internal Medicine.