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Older women with chronic kidney disease who take denosumab may have a higher risk for emergently treated hypocalcemia compared with those treated with bisphosphonates, according to published data.

SAN DIEGO — Renal angina indices may help predict AKI risk in patients who are critically ill and hospitalized in the ICU, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide was associated with lower risk for major kidney complications for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease without regard to baseline kidney function, data show.

A genetic predisposition for gout predicts an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but a healthy lifestyle can curb that risk, according to data published in RMD Open.

SAN DIEGO — Black veterans who develop chronic kidney disease at a young age may be at a higher risk for eGFR decline than white veterans, according to data presented at Kidney Week.

LOS ANGELES — Paxlovid reduced the risk for severe COVID-19 hospitalization or death among people with existing immunity from a previous infection or vaccination, according to pooled trial data presented at IDWeek.

Reaching an appropriate blood pressure target is key to lowering risks for cardiorenal complications, but many patients with chronic kidney disease may be unable to do so, prospective study data show.

Older adults’ risk for death when hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus is higher than it is for influenza B but similar to influenza A, according to a study.

The antiviral molnupiravir modestly reduces the risk for severe symptoms of COVID-19 and may also reduce the risk for long COVID, according to a randomized controlled trial.