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News, opinions and meeting coverage in nephrology.

A close-up of a filter attached to an extracorporeal blood purification machine.

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI Lower With Extracorporeal Blood Purification

Device yields 10% absolute reduction in acute kidney injury within a week of surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Exercise Bring on Rhabdomyolysis?

A sports cardiologist explains the condition that hospitalized nine Tufts lacrosse players

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<乌鸦传媒>Early Parathyroidectomy No Boon for Preventing Depression

But neurocognitive effects of surgery may be more subtle than a clinical depression diagnosis

<乌鸦传媒>Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapy

Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>Renal Impairment Tracks With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

Study highlights another reason to keep RA under control

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

FDA APPROVED iptacopan (Fabhalta) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with a kidney highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Complement Inhibitor for IgA Nephropathy

First-in-class iptacopan approved to reduce proteinuria in adults with rare progressive disease

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<乌鸦传媒>This Drug Class Keeps AA Amyloidosis in Check

Staves off end-stage renal disease, retrospective study indicates

<乌鸦传媒>Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

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<乌鸦传媒>Diuretics for Ambulatory HF Patients With Volume Overload: Winners & Losers

Three regimens compared head-to-head among abundant choices

A photo of a woman preparing her husband for home dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare's Financial Incentives Still Falling Flat for Home Dialysis Uptake

Kidney transplants did not increase either

A photo of a prescription bottle of metformin tablets next to a glucose monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Lupus Complications Reduced With Common Diabetes Drug

Metformin benefits seen extending way beyond its glucose-lowering properties

A photo of surgeons and a cardiopulmonary bypass machine in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>Amino Acid Infusion Before Cardiac Surgery Reduced Acute Kidney Injury

The amino acid mixture reduced stage 3 AKI by 44% compared with placebo

EULAR over a photo of Vienna Exhibition Center in Vienna, Austria.

<乌鸦传媒>CAR-T Treatment Continues to Astonish in Rheumatologic Diseases

Numbers of patients, length of follow-up keep growing with no visible downside (yet)

<乌鸦传媒>Hypertension After Kidney Donation; Statins in Old and Very Old People

Also in TTHealthWatch: fluoride's effect on pregnancy outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Monoclonal Antibody May Benefit Patients With Kidney Transplant Rejection

But results were not fully durable after treatment cessation

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<乌鸦传媒>Ozempic Protects Kidneys, Boosts Survival in Diabetes Patients With CKD

Phase III trial adds a fourth class shown to benefit this population

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>PROTECT Drugs Tied to Slower eGFR Decline vs Standard Care in IgA Nephropathy

Slower kidney function decline observed with sparsentan and irbesartan

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<乌鸦传媒>Many Patients With CKD Never Receive a Diagnosis

These are people who are getting tested and seeing doctors, but still not getting diagnosed

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Gastrointestinal Bleeding More Common in Advanced CKD

Risk was significantly higher regardless of dialysis status

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Not All Nephrologists Measure Kidney Size in 'Adult' Polycystic Kidney Disease

Of those who do, 88% reported using the gold-standard imaging biomarker in determining prognosis

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Sparsentan Bests Irbesartan for Rare, Progressive Kidney Disease

However, the FDA remains unconvinced that results support a new indication for the drug

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Disorder Drug Cuts Proteinuria in Rare Kidney Disorder

Reduced 24-hour UPCR by 38.3%

NKF over a photo of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Draw Between Two Diuretics for Renal Prevention in Hypertension

But researcher questions if patients were underdosed

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Industry Clinic 鈥� Ad Insights

<乌鸦传媒>Recognizing Racial Disparities Impacting Rare Kidney Disease Patients

A photo of a female nurse preparing her senior male patient for dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

<乌鸦传媒>Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

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<乌鸦传媒>California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminant

The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal

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<乌鸦传媒>Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>TNF Inhibitors for IBD Linked to Kidney Function Declines

Observational VA data support recommendations for monitoring with initiation

A photo of a woman receiving dialysis in a clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>Multidisciplinary Team Intervention Flops for Improving CKD Outcomes

Intervention "did not overcome barriers" to PCP, patient behavior changes, editorialists say

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<乌鸦传媒>No Difference in Kidney Failure Risk Between Three Anti-VEGF Agents for Eye Disease

"We can let other factors guide our treatment," researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations

Secondary outcomes also showed no significant differences

FDA APPROVED vadadustat (Vafseo) over a photo of a woman receiving dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Once-Rejected Drug Now FDA Approved for CKD-Related Anemia

Indication for HIF-PH inhibitor vadadustat limited to patients already on dialysis

A photo of surgeons performing the pig kidney transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient

Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

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<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?

Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products

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<乌鸦传媒>EHR Alerts Trigger Primary Care Clinics to Improve Hypertension Care in CKD

Greater reduction in systolic BP over usual care in randomized trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes Better When It's Due to COVID, Study Finds

"Survivors of COVID-AKI appear to be a resilient population," say researchers

FDA APPROVED Selective cytopheretic device-pediatric (SCD-PED) over a computer rendering of diseased kidneys.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Device for Pediatric Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis

The device was granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption approval

CCC over a photo of Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

<乌鸦传媒>History of IBD Linked to Severe Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COVID

IBD was associated with an increased risk of sepsis, shock, and acute kidney injury

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