Renal news roundup from AKF

Kenneth Johnson, who met Dave Harbison during dialysis, is a passionate advocate for his friend's need for a kidney transplant. Having received a kidney hi...

GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) may decrease the progression of kidney disease in patients with lupus nephritis, according to studies presented at the American Co...

Urate-lowering therapy does not accelerate renal failure in patients with both gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in JAMA Int...

A study in the Journal of Renal Nutrition finds ChatGPT-4 can help renal dietitians create personalized meal plans for dialysis patients but requires significan...

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is linked to reduced kidney function, according to a study published in Science of the Total Environment....

A review in JAMA Network Open examines the widely held belief that increasing water intake has significant health benefits, finding that evidence supporting thi...

The Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model, introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human S...

A new federal rule will allow HIV-positive patients to receive liver and kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors. "This rule removes unnecessary barrie...

The use of pig organs in humans, known as xenotransplantation, raises significant ethical concerns,  L. Syd Johnson, a bioethicist, says. While the procedure co...