Nephrology

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children were less likely to undergo preemptive KT and had longer wait times than non-Hispanic White children.

Findings from the HOPE Consortium Trial suggest PCST can help pain interference and quality of life in patients on hemodialysis experiencing chronic pain.

The month in review features coverage of renal pipeline updates, a new nephrology podcast episode, and recent research in IgAN and FSGS.

Study findings suggest outcomes observed with intensive blood pressure targets in SPRINT are transportable to patients with CKD in clinical practice.

Systematic review findings point to bias and insufficient clinical applicability with current mortality risk models in patients with kidney failure.

Patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 had an accelerated eGFR decline relative to those with pneumonia due to other infections.

To celebrate the close of 2024, we're recapping the 10 most popular approval articles across the HCPLive Network of brands.

From groundbreaking therapies to ethical dilemmas, HCPLive’s top podcasts of 2024 delivered expert insights and human stories across medicine.

Gestational exposure to certain NSAIDs during different trimesters of pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of childhood CKD.

The FDA's decision not to approve sotagliflozin as an adjunct in T1D and CKD comes less than 2 months after a negative advisory committee meeting for the application.

Yehuda Handelsman, MD highlights insulin resistance’s role in cardiometabolic disease and introduces DCRM 2.0 as a global, multi-specialty care framework.

Study findings suggest the potential utility of ΔADC for assisting the clinical, pathological, and prognostic risk stratification of patients with IgAN.

Matthew Weir, MD discusses how a multidisciplinary approach is reshaping CKD management, with a focus on mitigating cardiovascular events.

Despite having a lower risk of hospitalization, cardiovascular events, and mortality, patients with IgAN and FSGS had a higher risk of CKD progression.

In the final segment of this episode, the discussion focuses on next steps for the PARASOL Initiative and its potential to transform FSGS drug development.

In part 3 of 4 from this episode, the discussion focuses on establishing surrogate endpoints for clinical trials in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

In part 2 of 4 from this episode, the discussion focuses on the groundbreaking work of the RADAR Registry and the PARASOL Initiative.

In part 1 of 4 from this episode, the discussion focuses on the backgrounds of guests Laura Mariani, MD, MS, and Daniel Gale, PhD, MB BChir.

This 4-part episode focuses on the PARASOL Initiative and the landscape of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis treatment.

A look into how SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs, and nsMRAs have redefined the management of cardio-kidney-metabolic diseases.

As announced by NovelMed on December 2, 2024, the FDA has granted IND clearance for Ruxoprubart to commence an efficacy trial for the treatment of IgAN.

Marianna Fontana, MD, PhD describes the prognostic importance of a decline in eGFR in a retrospective cohort of patients with ATTR-CM.

Initiation of population-wide CKD screening followed by conventional CKD treatment plus SGLT2 inhibitors at 55 years of age was cost-effective.

Treatment with the novel selective endothelin receptor type A antagonist alongside standard care reduced UPCR in patients with IgAN in a phase 2 trial.

The study is one of the first to report United States IgAN incidence based on a large racially and ethnically diverse cohort.