Chronic Kidney Disease

A clinical scale was validated for early detection of infections at the exit site of central venous catheters for hemodialysis in patients with kidney disease, according to a study.

The National Kidney Foundation launched a new interactive portal that lets patients with chronic kidney disease learn more about their condition, according to a press release.

Canagliflozin may reduce albuminuria and patient-specific eGFR decline in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria, researchers found in a parallel, open-labeled trial.

Adults with chronic kidney disease managed with hemodiafiltration reported less drop in health-related of quality of life, particularly in cognitive decline, compared with those using hemodialysis, according to data from the CONVINCE trial.

In patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, finerenone reduced risk for CV death and worsening HF by 16% compared with placebo, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

The FDA has approved an updated label for Gloperba, an oral liquid colchicine formulation, allowing for precision dosing, according to a press release from Scilex Holding Company.

Dehydration or use of NSAIDs before hospital admission may be linked to a higher risk of AKI in patients with exertional rhabdomyolysis, researchers found in a published study.

Rate and progression of chronic kidney disease may increase with age, according to a published study, but estimates could vary based on the filtration marker used.

Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration creatinine equation led to identifying a lower rate of CKD among Korean and U.S. Asian populations, a published study shows.

Use of explainable machine learning combined with an AI classifier can aid health care providers in making accurate diagnoses and identifying root causes of chronic kidney disease at early stages, research data show.