Study: Roxadustat Effectively Treats Anemia Across CKD Stages
Roxadustat reduced the need for rescue therapy among patients with any stage of chronic kidney disease.
Roxadustat reduced the need for rescue therapy among patients with any stage of chronic kidney disease.
New study is the first to characterize pegloticase use in the dialysis population.
Modifying the potassium concentration used for dialysis may decrease mortality risk among hospitalized patients with end-stage kidney disease and severe hyperkalemia, according to investigators.
Nicotinamide modulates expression of the sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter 2b and thereby may inhibit intestinal phosphate absorption, according to investigators.
Trends suggest that clinical practice could be driven heavily by providers’ preferences and beliefs, resulting in substantial practice variation.
Patients on hemodialysis who use opioids concurrently with a short-acting benzodiazepine are especially at risk for early death, a study found.
Canagliflozin decreases the risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.