Renal news roundup from AKF

The field of xenotransplantation has seen remarkable growth, with companies in the US, China and New Zealand researching genetic engineering with pigs for appli...

Humana and kidney care management firm Interwell Health have agreed to include Florida in their value-based care agreement for kidney care. The expanded deal wi...

Patients with type 1 diabetes who had COVID-19 are at a greater risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), hypertension and diabetic ketoacidosis, with those hospit...

A study published in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer found that piflufolastat F-18 is safe for imaging prostate cancer in men, including those with mild to modera...

Individuals with type 2 diabetes using renin-angiotensin system inhibitors to manage blood pressure and protect kidney function may have a lower risk of hyperka...

A study in Annals of Surgery found that individuals with diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease had a 60% lower risk of kidney disease progression and a 4...

A study in BJGP Open found no significant differences in short-term mortality, hospitalization or cardiovascular events between patients with CKD diagnosed thro...

Researchers found that overall dietary patterns have a stronger association with kidney health than individual nutrients, highlighting the importance of a holis...

A study in Switzerland found that simple median waiting times for organ transplants underestimated actual wait times by 38% to 61%, while the Kaplan-Meier metho...