Highlights Compared with kidney transplant recipients who did not receive sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, those treated with the medications had lower risks of experiencing kidney transplant failure, kidney transplant…
Read more Real-World Analysis of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant RecipientsNewswise — The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is grateful that the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has responded to urgent requests from living donors, patients, their…
Read more American Society of Nephrology Statement on the United Network for Organ Sharing Clarifying Promise to Living DonorsNewswise — Washington, DC (January 20, 2023) —The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is encouraged by the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announcement to solicit comment…
Read more American Society of Nephrology Statement on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Research Plan on Screening for Kidney DiseasesNewswise — Washington, DC (December 1, 2022) —KidneyCure, the grants program supported by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Foundation, today announced that applications for its 2023 grants…
Read more Kidneycure Grant Applications Now Open to Support Investigators Committed to Advancing Kidney HealthNewswise — Highlights Survey results from dialysis facilities in Australia and New Zealand indicate that environmental sustainability is not currently prioritized in facilities’ clinical practice, building design, or…
Read more Study assesses environmental sustainability practices in dialysis facilitiesNewswise — Washington, DC (November 6, 2022) — The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to announce that Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, will become the society’s…
Read more Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, to Become Next President of the American Society of NephrologyHighlights In clinical trials of patients with chronic kidney disease, combining information from the treatment effects on two markers of kidney disease progression—urinary albumin:creatinine ratio change and glomerular…
Read more Strategy Suggests Combining Surrogate Markers for Kidney Disease Progression in Clinical TrialsHighlights Researchers have compared the impact of conservative management vs. dialysis on hospitalization outcomes in patients with advanced kidney disease across different races/ethnicities. Results from the study will…
Read more Conservative management vs. dialysis for preventing hospitalizations in patients with advanced kidney diseases and different ethnicitiesHighlights During 4 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the risk of severe COVID-19 was associated with pre-existing chronic kidney disease, as well as heart…
Read more Did having kidney disease and other conditions affect COVID-19 outcomes in different waves of the pandemic?Highlights During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, mortality risk for both COVID-19–positive and other patients on hemodialysis fluctuated in line with two waves of the pandemic in the…
Read more The COVID-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect impacts on the mortality of patients on dialysisHighlights Among US veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD), Black individuals had a higher risk of developing kidney failure compared with White veterans, and their risk was more…
Read more Risks of kidney failure and death differ in Black and white veterans over time after chronic kidney disease onsetHighlights Among adults with normal kidney function, exposure to higher concentrations of components of air pollution was linked with higher risks of later developing chronic kidney disease. Compared…
Read more Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Kidney Disease RiskHighlights Among individuals with varying levels of chronic kidney disease who were not on dialysis, the prevalence of individual symptoms ranged from 24% (chest pain) to 83% (fatigue),…
Read more Study assesses symptom trajectories and outcomes in patients with kidney disease
