Kidney Disease
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Impacts of social determinants on cardio-kidney-metabolic disease vary greatly across US
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.
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Dietary pattern may have greater effect on kidney health than specific nutrients
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.
Loss of lean soft tissue may correlate with BMD changes for some adults with CKD
Changes in body composition may correlate with bone mineral density fluctuations in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, according to a cohort study.
Patient education, tailored support can promote home dialysis in certain adults
Patient-centered education and tailored support can promote an uptake of home dialysis among self-identified Hispanic or Latino adults receiving in-center dialysis, according to results of a qualitative study.
Neighborhood socioeconomic status linked with heart failure, death for patients with CKD
Neighborhood socioeconomic status was linked with incident heart failure among patients with chronic kidney disease who had more preserved kidney function, study results showed.
Investors back eGenesis in pursuing pig-to-human transplant study
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.
CKD-associated pruritus often poorly treated, may disrupt dialysis even when reported
Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus may often be insufficiently treated and can disrupt dialysis treatment for patients who report itch to health care providers.
AKI may be linked to higher dialysis need, mortality for hospitalized patients
AKI may be liker with a higher need for dialysis and higher mortality for hospitalized patients in a study that compared social determinants of health between patient groups.