The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Kidney Week) was held this year from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego, attracting attendees from around the…
SCD is associated with increased rates of incident dementia over time in a multiracial population, Latinx, non-Latinx Black individuals. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) seems to…
Among SpO2 values of ≥92 percent, unadjusted probabilities of occult hypoxemia were 15.6 percent for Whites, and 19.6 percent for Blacks. Among medical or surgical…
Children who need kidney transplants have better long-term outcomes when the donor is a living person and not someone who has died and donated organs, a new…
Patients are willing to receive a worse-quality kidney sooner in order to avoid additional waiting time for transplant, according to a study published online Aug.…
Current and former smokers face worse outcomes while undergoing dialysis, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Nephrology. Sibel G. Bek, M.D., from Kocaeli…
A high incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) persists among U.S. patients with diabetes, with differences seen across racial and ethnic groups, according to a…
Pulse wave velocity is increased in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Aug. 25 in the Clinical Journal of the…