The HCPLive nephrology page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on kidney disease. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments in nephrology, and more.
February 7th 2025
The genetically edited pig kidney was provided by eGenesis and successfully transplanted into a 66-year-old male patient with end-stage kidney disease.
Hyporesponsiveness to CKD Therapy Increases RBCTs in Medicare Patients
April 10th 2023Hyporesponse to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents was associated with increased rates of red blood cell transfusions and poorer outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease, highlighting the need for alternative anemia treatments.
How Patients Benefit from Growing Intersectionality of Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases
March 4th 2023At ACC.23, our editorial team sat down with a pair of leaders in cardiometabolic health to get their perspective on the growing intersectionality of cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease and how patients have been the beneficiaries of this growing recognition.
Daprodustat Receives FDA Approval for Anemia Caused by CKD on Dialysis
February 1st 2023Announced on February 1, the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of daprodustat (Jesduvroq) represents their first approval of an oral agent for the treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease in people on dialysis.