Disease

Adults with early kidney disease who live in unemployed or lower-skilled households may have higher mortality rates compared with those in professional households, according to published data.

More than half of patients with diabetes undergoing kidney biopsy had additional findings other than diabetic kidney disease, according to published data from the Cleveland Clinic Florida.

Fruits and vegetables may be beneficial in the treatment of hypertension to reduce chronic kidney disease progression, according to published data.

Sobi and Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced results from the phase 3 Valiant study showing the drug pegcetacoplan reduced proteinuria and stabilized eGFR compared to placebo in patients with glomerulopathy or glomerulonephritis.

Higher intake of total, animal and plant protein may be linked to lower mortality in older adults with mild or moderate chronic kidney disease, according to a cohort study.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval for Fabhalta to treat proteinuria in patients with primary IgA nephropathy, according to a press release.

Meta Pharmaceuticals has received FDA rare pediatric disease designation for its investigational new drug META-001-PH, according to a press release.

Hyperkalemia may be considered a common occurrence in patients with chronic kidney disease, particularly in those with heart failure or diabetes, published data show.

Incident cardiovascular and thromboembolic events may be more closely linked to the severity of kidney disease than with glomerular disease subtype, according to results of a prospective study.