Kidney Transplant

Adults with pregnancy-related end-stage kidney disease have reduced access to transplant and nephrology care, which may worsen racial gaps for Black patients with this condition, according to a study.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis-attributed kidney failure may be linked with significant clinical and economic burdens, according to a recently published study.

PHILADELPHIA — Many kidney transplant patients successfully advance from transplant centers back to their local nephrologists, but providers find there is room for improvement in the transition, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 history are not associated with worse transplant outcomes and are used at higher rates now than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study presented at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — Kidneys from adults with a high kidney donor profile index may boost transplantation access, but a multidisciplinary method can bring positive results in groups with low deceased kidney donor transplant rates, a speaker said.

Women with chronic kidney disease commonly experience abnormal menstruation and infertility, but knowledge and discussion around these issues are lacking, according to a study of women’s reproductive health in CKD.

President Joe Biden signed the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement Transplantation Network Act into law, according to a statement from the National Kidney Foundation.

Women with ESKD are more likely than men to face kidney transplant-related disparities, according to a recently published study conducted in the southeast U.S.

Evident racial gaps in transplant waitlist placement between Black and white patients exist, particularly among younger individuals with kidney failure, new data suggests.

Kidney transplant recipients who use proton pump inhibitors may experience increased fatigue and a reduced health-related quality of life, according to recently published data.