Kidney Disease

SAN DIEGO — ChatGPT 4.0 partly avoided discriminatory decision-making for patients with kidney disease, but had gaps in diversity, equity and inclusion, data show.

SAN DIEGO — Increasing diversity and addressing gender and racial gaps among nephrology fellows requires immediate action, researchers said at ASN Kidney Week.

SAN DIEGO — A quality improvement project among a predominately Black urban population helped patients on hemodialysis who were involuntary discharged regain access to care, according to presented data.

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 — Renal angina indices may help predict AKI risk in patients who are critically ill and hospitalized in the ICU, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly one-third of disparities in vascular access outcomes for Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic white patients with end-stage kidney disease can be tied to pre-dialysis care inequities, data show.

SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide was associated with lower risk for major kidney complications for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease without regard to baseline kidney function, data show.

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative expressed disappointment at the delayed CMS launch of the Increasing Organ Transplant Access model, according to a press release from the organization.

SAN DIEGO — An educational intervention improved dialysis decision-making in veterans with advanced chronic kidney disease, according to data presented at Kidney Week.

SAN DIEGO — Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN, will become the next president of American Society of Nephrology, according to a press release.