NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Care Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting Apr 12, 2021
Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant? 15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation Feb 03, 2021
COVID-19 Hit NYC Kidney Transplant Recipients Hard Study "raises very serious concerns about the safety of transplant patients in this outbreak" Apr 24, 2020
Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 19, 2020
Dialysis Takes Heavy Toll on Elderly Loss of independence and increased caregiver burden common, study found Jun 27, 2019
Kidney Disease Payment System Draws Medicare Scrutiny 'We do not think the state of kidney disease care is acceptable' Feb 15, 2019
AHA: Closing Dialysis Fistula Improves Heart Function Kidney transplant patients may benefit from reversing arteriovenous connection Nov 12, 2018
SGLT-2 for Stage 3 CKD; Opioids for CKD; Kidney Transplant Discard & Disabilities Roundup of more top abstracts from Kidney Week 2018 Oct 30, 2018
Time to Question Obesity-Based Cutoffs in Kidney Transplantation? Study finds outcomes non-inferior to patients with BMI 35 and under Oct 29, 2018
Recurrent Post-Transplant Lupus Nephritis Declining Single-center study credits improvements in immunosuppression Oct 23, 2018
Shorter Wait Times May Favor HCV-Infected Kidney Transplants Long-term dialysis while waiting for uninfected kidney a larger risk Jul 09, 2018
In Lupus, Time on Dialysis Matters Survival in lupus nephritis worsens after 24 months of dialysis May 18, 2018
NKF SCM18 Roundup: Refused Donor Kidneys, Medication Mgmt, and More Other noteworthy research presented at NKF meeting Apr 15, 2018
DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties May 05, 2017
After Bariatric Surgery, Renal Nutrition Vital Expert: dietitians must address these patients' special needs Apr 20, 2017
Nephrology Training Programs a Hard Sell Pay, lifestyle issues may hamper interest in the specialty Dec 08, 2016
Quick Steroid Withdrawal Works in Post-Transplant Diabetes Incidence dropped from 39% to about 24% Nov 21, 2016
NKF: Kidney Transplant Patients Face Diabetes Risk Meta-analysis findings may impact clinical management and follow-up May 01, 2016
Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man "Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon. Apr 12, 2015
FDA Panel Vetoes New Tolvaptan Indication SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has declined to endorse an expanded indication for tolvaptan (Samsca) to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Aug 05, 2013
Wyeth Settles Rapamune Marketing Charge WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pfizer's Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unit will pay $490.9 million to resolve state and federal allegations that it marketed rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for unapproved indications. Jul 31, 2013
Facebook Status: Need Kidney WASHINGTON -- Promoting living kidney donation on social networks could increase the organ donor pool, researchers said here. May 15, 2012
Second Kidney Transplant Lasts as Long as First WASHINGTON -- Patients who have a second kidney transplant may not be as bound for failure as once thought, researchers said here. May 11, 2012
Angiography Okay for Kidney Patients Using coronary angiography to test whether a patient's heart is fit enough to undergo kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, researchers found. Oct 16, 2009
Cleansing the Bowel for Colonoscopy May Harm the Kidneys NEW YORK - Oral sodium phosphate solutions are great at cleaning out the bowel prior to colonoscopy, but in some patients these powerful purgatives can also do a serious number on the kidneys, caution Columbia researchers. Oct 18, 2005
Comedian George Lopez Has Genetic Kidney Disease LOS ANGELES-Comedian George Lopez, who had a kidney transplant last week, is said to be suffering from a genetic kidney disorder, possibly polycystic kidney disease. Apr 28, 2005
