Disease

In this video exclusive, Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology discusses connections between kidney disease and obesity.

SAN DIEGO — Pegcetacoplan may offer a clinical strategy to stabilize kidney function and reduce proteinuria significantly for patients with C3 glomerulopathy or primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, data show.

SAN DIEGO — Health care providers and advocates must confront social disparities among patients with kidney disease to improve the standard of care, American Society of Nephrology President Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, said.

A palliative care-based decision support intervention may be a beneficial for older adults with kidney disease and an acceptable strategy for nephrologists, qualitative data show.

The American Nephrology Nurses Association launched a nephology-focused Fellow of the American Nephrology Nurses Association program, according to an association press release.

A county-level assessment of deaths from cardio-kidney-metabolic disease and social determinants of health revealed that particular determinants are more or less important in different U.S. regions, researchers reported in JAMA.

Eating patterns as a whole were more strongly associated with kidney health than intake of specific nutrients, researchers reported in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

A biotechnology company developing compatible organs for transplantation to humans, eGenesis, secured financial backing that could eventually lead to a human trial of its bioengineered pig kidney, according to a company press release.

Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus may often be insufficiently treated and can disrupt dialysis treatment for patients who report itch to health care providers.

Rate of kidney replacement therapy for end-stage kidney disease due to primary glomerular disease varies between European countries and was highest for immunoglobulin A nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, study data show.