
News|Articles|September 3, 2025
6 Nephrology Headlines You Missed in August 2025
Author(s)Abigail Brooks, MA
Fact checked by: Ryan Livingston
Check out renal FDA news and new research on pediatric kidney stone management, CKD trends, spironolactone for dialysis patients, and more.
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August 2025 delivered a wave of important updates in nephrology, spanning new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals, clinical trial readouts, and global public health insights. The FDA cleared 2 generic versions of iron sucrose injection for iron deficiency anemia in
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