Kidney Disease

The National Kidney Foundation has named Jesse Roach, MD, who previously worked for CMS and CVS Kidney Care, as senior vice president of government relations, according to a press release.

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.

Slowing the progression to advanced diabetic kidney disease could lower the economic impact of the condition and help health care systems optimize resources, recently published data show.

Ardelyx Inc. is leading a lawsuit against CMS about plans by the agency to include oral-only phosphate-lowering therapies into the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System by January 2025.

Researchers have identified two loci that may be associated to AKI in hospitalized patients with kidney disease, noting a potential genetic risk of the condition, data show.

In 2019, former President Donald Trump signed the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative.

The frequency and risk of AKI in patients hospitalized with inflammatory bowel disease is higher compared with admissions with collagen vascular diseases and from the general population, a recently published study shows.

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease has grown over time. Data from the CDC have shown an increase in prevalence from 12.9% from 2001 to 2004 to 13.9% from 2017 to 2020 in the United States.

Dialysis Patient Citizens has announced a novel kidney disease training curriculum for community health workers, according to a press release.