
Renal news roundup from AKF
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Innovation in Renal Care
A taurolidine and heparin catheter lock solution to help prevent microbial and fungal bloodstream infections in dialysis patients has gained FDA approval under ...
Innovation in Renal Care
A proprietary risk prediction model accurately estimates the likelihood that adults with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) will experience kidney failure...
Innovation in Renal Care
The new PREVENT cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction model is more accurate and predicts CVD risk in patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM)...
Innovation in Renal Care
The FDA has approved Recor Medical's Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system for treating patients with hypertension. The system disrupts sympathetic ...
Research News
Data indicate that patients with kidney disease who stopped dialysis and began supportive care typically survived for about one week. "Survival after withd...
Research News
A study has found that patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and advanced CKD who took glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) experienced significan...
Research News
Patients with cirrhosis on a waitlist for a liver transplant who responded to medical management for an acute kidney injury (AKI) had shorter hospital and ICU s...
Opinion, Commentary and Analysis
More than 114,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, and Congress can address a shortage of donors by passing the Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act ...
Patient Perspective
Gabriel Delgado, an artist and curator from Boca Raton, Florida, will debut a new series of artwork titled "Sacrifice" inspired by his kidney donation...