Kidney Failure
Composite end point can be useful in future CKD progression studies
A composite end point that includes low eGFR, declining eGFR and kidney replacement therapy proved to be useful when studying chronic kidney disease progression, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Members of Congress call on Biden to prioritize kidney innovation in budget
Nearly 20 members of Congress signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to allocate $25 million for KidneyX in the executive budget for the 2023 fiscal year.
American Kidney Fund shares support for the Build Back Better Act
More women die from kidney failure than men
Women face a greater risk for mortality than men following kidney failure, according to a study published in The BMJ.
Failure risk equation overestimates progression to kidney failure in older CKD patients
Kidney care quality cannot explain racial disparities in CKD progression, kidney failure
Finding that patients in underrepresented groups had similar or better kidney care than white patients, researchers contended differences in care delivery cannot explain observed racial and ethnic disparities in disease progression.
Families lack understanding of how patients on dialysis wish to approach end-of-life care
Families of patients undergoing dialysis demonstrated an incomplete understanding of how their relative with kidney failure would choose to approach end-of-life care, study results indicated.
KidneyX celebrates artificial kidney innovation, maintains focus on health equity
The 2021 KidneyX Summit – held virtually again this year – serves as a celebration of innovation in kidney failure treatments, while also presenting attendees with an opportunity to recommit to health equity, according to a speaker.
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to digital fluid management tool
Cancer, especially multiple myeloma, linked to increased likelihood of kidney failure
Patients with newly diagnosed cancer were more likely to develop kidney failure than a group of controls without cancer who exhibited similar characteristics in terms of age, sex, eGFR and the presence of diabetes or hypertension.