Kidney Disease

A lack of knowledge about reproductive health and inadequate counseling from physicians were cited as barriers to contraceptive use among women with chronic kidney disease, according to a qualitative study published in Kidney Medicine.

An organ procurement organization and a patient support and advocacy group will have floats in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade promoting organ donation and to spread awareness about kidney health screening.

PHILADELPHIA — An analysis of patients with chronic kidney disease showed a high prevalence of treatment-resistant hypertension, emphasizing the need for better management of the condition, according to a presentation at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — Pegloticase and methotrexate can be used to reduce blood pressure in patients with gout, hinting at a link between serum uric acid level and hypertension, according to data presented at the ASN Kidney Week conference.

In the pursuit of progress in patient-centered kidney care, it is essential to recognize the vital role that access to innovation plays in providing hope to people battling kidney disease.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with kidney disease who opted to withdraw from dialysis typically survived around 1 week, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — The efficacy of patient navigators may not improve the self-rated health of children with chronic kidney disease; however, caregivers gain skills from the program, according to research presented at ASN Kidney Week.

Virtual reality interventions can serve as acceptable treatments with the potential to improve both physical and psychological consequences of certain long-term illnesses, according to a study published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

Data from a population-based study show more than half of all Hispanic or Latino adults who experienced sudden cardiac arrest had a prior diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, with 20% on dialysis, researchers reported.

Conservative kidney management may be a viable treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but researchers found not many patients are aware of the therapy. For older adults with comorbidities, “there is increasing evidence for the potential of [conservative kidney management (CKM)] to maintain quality of life without necessarily decreasing life expectancy,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.