Had High BMI as a Child? Your Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Adulthood May Be Heightened
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Had High BMI as a Child? Your Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Adulthood May Be Heightened

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Study Shows Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in People from West Africa

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the Human Hereditary and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Kidney Research Network reported that people from West Africa with one genetic risk variant…

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April 30th is the First-Ever AMKD Awareness Day. Here’s What You Need to Know
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April 30th is the First-Ever AMKD Awareness Day. Here’s What You Need to Know

  On April 30, 2024, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) will be organizing the first annual APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) Awareness Day. This awareness day will be a time to…

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Doctors Transplant Genetically Edited Pig Kidney Into 62-Year-Old Man with End-Stage Kidney Disease
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Doctors Transplant Genetically Edited Pig Kidney Into 62-Year-Old Man with End-Stage Kidney Disease

Over 100,000 individuals living in the U.S. are on a waiting list for an organ transplant. An average of 17 people die each day while waiting for a donor organ.…

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March is National Kidney Month!
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March is National Kidney Month!

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“New Era for Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act” Could Improve Rare Disease Kidney Care
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“New Era for Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act” Could Improve Rare Disease Kidney Care

The New Era for Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act (H.R. 7506) is a new Act sponsored by Reps Gus Bilirakis and G.K. Butterfield. This Act would transform care for those…

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Study Determines Cut-off Values for Biomarkers Which Can Increase Risk of Severe Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis

A recent study published in Advances in Rheumatology has uncovered 2 potential biomarkers which could be used to predict which lupus nephritis (LN) patients are at the highest risk of severe renal…

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New Treatment Found To Reduce Hyperkalemia Risk in Those With CKD and Type 2 Diabetes

A recent clinical trial called CREDENCE has uncovered that canagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), can reduce hyperkalemia risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes patients who…

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Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Hyperkalemia Associated with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
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Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Hyperkalemia Associated with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

According to a recent article, a study shows patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and transient or chronic hyperkalemia, correspond with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and even death. Chronic…

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