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June 6, 2023

Race-Free eGFR Validated for Kidney Transplant Patients Race-Free eGFR Validated for Kidney Transplant Patients

French researchers have developed and validated a creatinine-based, race-free equation for calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in people who have received a kidney transplant. It […]
May 30, 2023

Kidneys From COVID-19-Positive Donors Safe for Transplant Kidneys From COVID-19-Positive Donors Safe for Transplant

Patients receiving kidneys transplanted from donors with either resolved or active COVID-19 show no greater risk of poor outcomes or death, shows new research, which also […]
May 24, 2023

CKD Screening in All Adults Found Cost-Effective CKD Screening in All Adults Found Cost-Effective

Screening for and treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) in all U.S. adults 35-75 years old is cost effective using a strategy that starts by measuring their […]
May 11, 2023

Simplifying Diagnosis of Rejection After Kidney Transplant Simplifying Diagnosis of Rejection After Kidney Transplant

An automated system for the diagnosis of rejection after kidney transplant simplifies the assessment of increasingly complex criteria, significantly reducing the common occurrence of misclassification and […]
April 28, 2023

Heart Disease Screening Showed No Kidney Transplant Benefit Heart Disease Screening Showed No Kidney Transplant Benefit

Testing asymptomatic, low-risk patients for coronary heart disease (CHD) prior to undergoing a kidney transplant showed no benefit, and a signal for possible harm, in a […]
March 31, 2023

SGLT2 Inhibitors: Real-World Data Show Benefits Outweigh Risks SGLT2 Inhibitors: Real-World Data Show Benefits Outweigh Risks

A new study provides the first comprehensive safety profile of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in US patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes […]
March 15, 2023

Potential Breakthrough for a Race-Linked Kidney Disease? Potential Breakthrough for a Race-Linked Kidney Disease?

Inaxaplin is an investigational oral small molecule designed to counter the pathological effect of two variants of a gene on chromosome 22 linked with kidney damage that occur […]
March 3, 2023

Stop Giving Thiazides to Prevent Recurrent Kidney Stones? Stop Giving Thiazides to Prevent Recurrent Kidney Stones?

Hydrochlorothiazide, which for decades has been a standard treatment to prevent the recurrence of calcium-containing kidney stones, did not lower the rate of stone recurrence in the […]
February 23, 2023

Race-Free Kidney Equation Changes Status of Millions in US Race-Free Kidney Equation Changes Status of Millions in US

The race-free, creatinine-based equation for calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), introduced in 2021 and gaining traction as the default tool for assessing kidney function in […]
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