Renal news roundup from AKF
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Policy Watch
NYU Langone's kidney and lung transplant programs have been recognized for excellence in transplant rate and patients' survival after transplant, as t...
Patient Perspective
Christopher Turnis was born with serious kidney and bladder damage and eventually needed a kidney transplant, which he received at age 6, but in high school it ...
Innovation in Renal Care
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found a personalized algorithm to identify patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes and hypert...
Research News
Researchers found a linear relationship between CKD progression and increased urine albumin-creatinine ratio incidence within the 0-30 milligram/gram range, acc...
Research News
Three case studies reported in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine describe how watermelon, which contains high amounts of potassium, was found to be potent...
Research News
Researchers found that consumption of ultraprocessed foods can raise CKD risk, with a 7% greater risk of CKD linked to each 10% increment in energy from eating ...
Policy Watch
In an effort to boost enrollment in the New York State Donate Life Registry, Gov. Kathy Hochul and actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, who has spoken out about how...
Policy Watch
Memorial Hermann Health Systems in Houston has halted its kidney and liver transplant programs, citing irregularities in donor acceptance criteria in the United...
Opinion, Commentary and Analysis
The American Society of Nephrology, the European Renal Association and the International Society of Nephrology have released a joint statement calling on the Wo...