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February 15, 2024
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Study: Donor nephrectomy in living kidney donors aged 70 years or older is safe

Study: Donor nephrectomy in living kidney donors aged 70 years or older is safe

Donor nephrectomy in living kidney donors aged 70 years or older is safe and does not significantly impact eGFR or the risk of end-stage renal disease, recently published data show.

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February 14, 2024
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Structured exercise may help improve activity in older adults awaiting kidney transplant

Structured exercise may help improve activity in older adults awaiting kidney transplant

Certain facilitators may allow older patients to activity while awaiting a kidney transplant, despite patients and care partners reporting barriers to pretransplant exercise, data show.

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February 07, 2024
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Hemodialysis before kidney transplant increases risk for AF vs. peritoneal dialysis

Hemodialysis before kidney transplant increases risk for AF vs. peritoneal dialysis

Patients who receive hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplantation may be at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation after the transplant, a study found.

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February 05, 2024
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KDIGO consensus report offers guidance on managing patients with a failing allograft

KDIGO consensus report offers guidance on managing patients with a failing allograft

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes has released a series of recommendations for the transplant team on how to manage patients with a failing kidney allograft.

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January 26, 2024
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Unhealthy plant-based diet associated with higher risk of death in patients with CKD

Unhealthy plant-based diet associated with higher risk of death in patients with CKD

Patients with chronic kidney disease who followed a healthy or overall plant-based diet had a lower risk for all-cause mortality than those who followed an unhealthy plant-based diet, according to recently published data.

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January 16, 2024
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Survey: Most adults would consider living kidney donation if certain factors were met

Survey: Most adults would consider living kidney donation if certain factors were met

Results from a recently published U.S. survey show that most adults would consider becoming a living kidney donor, and donation rates could increase with culturally competent education.

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January 11, 2024
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Study: CMS penalized clinics in ESRD demonstration with patients at greater social risk

Study: CMS penalized clinics in ESRD demonstration with patients at greater social risk

CMS levied fines for poor performance in the first year of its End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model against dialysis clinics with higher proportions of patients at social risk, a recently published study shows.

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January 02, 2024
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Best nephrology news cover stories of 2023

Best nephrology news cover stories of 2023

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology cover stories in 2023.

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December 22, 2023
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Fruit and vegetable diet, cooking classes may lower community CVD, CKD risk

Fruit and vegetable diet, cooking classes may lower community CVD, CKD risk

A community-based strategy to screen lower-income African Americans for elevated risk for chronic kidney disease and CVD and intervene with a fruit and vegetable diet, was feasible, according to results of a recently published study.

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December 20, 2023
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Patients with pregnancy-related ESKD may have reduced transplant access, face racial gaps

Patients with pregnancy-related ESKD may have reduced transplant access, face racial gaps

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.

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