Renal news roundup from AKF

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Novartis' Fabhalta (iptacopan) to slow kidney function decline in adults with primary immunoglobulin Anephropathy (IgAN). "This approval of Fabhalta reinforces the importance of targeting underlying disease me...

The FDA has approved MannKind's furosemide injection, Furoscix ReadyFlow, for treating edema in adults with heart failure or chronic kidney disease (CKD). The autoinjector delivers subcutaneous furosemide with intravenous-equivalent exposure, offering a patient-friendly at-home t...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown pathway that helps mouse kidneys reabsorb water independently of the hormone vasopressin. The findings could lead to new treatments for polycystic kidney disease and other disorders that disrupt the body's fluid balance. Wired (tiered s...

Three major studies have demonstrated that finerenone can provide kidney and cardiovascular (CV) benefits for a broader range of CKD patients, including those without diabetes and those with glomerular diseases. The FIND-CKD trial showed that finerenone, when added to a renin-ang...

Patients on short daily home dialysis have higher physical activity rates and better quality of life than those on in-center hemodialysis, according to a study in Kidney360. Researchers found that patients on home dialysis had a median of 6,333 steps per day, compared with 4,138 ...

A study published in the Journal of Pediatric Urology found that culture-based antibiotics may reduce the risk of symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) and complications in pediatric patients undergoing kidney stone surgery, compared with routine antibiotics. The study invo...

A study in JAMA Network Open that included more than 4 million children found that those with spina bifida were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at higher rates and younger ages, when compared with children in the general population. Spina ...

Firefighters Maddy Geer and Junior Coleman, newlyweds from Arizona, faced an extraordinary test of their vows when Coleman was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease. Geer donated her kidney to save her husband, and both are now recovering and eager to return to their shared passio...

Northwestern Medicine's Awake Program has enabled a kidney transplant for Preeyanuch Chanwongwanit, a patient allergic to general anesthesia. Chanwongwanit underwent the procedure using spinal anesthesia, remaining fully awake, and she was discharged 36 hours later. Northwestern ...