Kidney Transplant

For kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes, use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with improved long-term graft survival and overall survival, according to study data.

Unintentional weight loss prior to kidney transplant evaluation may be linked to lower listing odds and higher waitlist mortality for frail patients with obesity, a study found.

There is no standard approach to starting kidney transplant evaluations in patients referred from dialysis facilities to transplant centers, according to a retrospective analysis.

Few nephrology programs have pediatric-to-adult transition clinics for young adult patients with kidney disease despite recommendations of established guidelines, according to a survey.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document.

Older adults with advanced kidney disease are often motivated to receive a transplant but may face emotional and psychosocial barriers during evaluation, according to a study.

Access to kidney transplants increased for undocumented immigrants in Illinois, Minnesota and Massachusetts following state policy changes from 2013 to 2023, data show.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the Caribbean in September 2017, the American Society of Nephrology was asked to provide logistical support to kidney care providers and patients with kidney diseases.

Greater access to community health centers may improve outcomes for Medicaid recipients and adults without insurance who have end-stage kidney disease, data show. Amid systematic barriers in health care, “nephrology is unique in that U.S. federal health insurance, Medicare, covers most patients with ESKD irrespective of age or income,” Yoshio N. Hall, MD, MS, academic professor of medicine in nephrology at the University of Washington Kidney Research Institute in Seattle, told Healio. “However, this near-universal coverage does not extend to patients with non-dialysis-dependent kidney disease. As such, most nephrology practices in the U.S. continue to focus their care on patients who require maintenance dialysis."

Among adults with osteoporosis on dialysis, use of denosumab significantly lowered fracture risk compared with bisphosphonate use, but cardiovascular risk was increased, according to study data.