Renal news roundup from AKF
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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...
Patient Perspective
NBA star athlete Sean Elliott recounts his unhealthful eating habits, which he says contributed to kidney disease and ultimately to a kidney transplant in 1999,...
Innovation in Renal Care
Massachusetts General Hospital announced that Rick Slayman, the first recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney, was discharged from the hospital two weeks a...