The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular ...

Compelling kidney function data from VIVIAD Phase 2b study presented in late-breaking poster at ASN kidney week, the world’s premier nephrology meeting VIVIAD analyses continue to support ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Diagnosis of End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is based on the glomerular filtration rate estimation equation. However, discrepancies have been observed in those formulas for the ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

At any given time almost 90,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney transplant, and every day 11 die waiting for one. Of these people, 35% are Black patients receiving dialysis for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer eGFR calculations that do not consider race show a link between kidney function and dementia. Equations ...

Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney disease. The presence of albumin in the urine is one indicator as is ...

Introduction: Despite a well-established direct toxic effect of alcohol on renal cells, there is a salutary dose-dependent effect of alcohol consumption on common laboratory parameters related to ...

The following is a summary of “Bidirectional negative relationship between thyrotropin and kidney function during alcohol intoxication in males,” published in the May 2024 issue of Nephrology by Unlu ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the best method to replace cystatin C in the evaluation of glomerular filtration in the elderly. METHODS: Individuals over 60 years of age from a ...

Combining amivantamab, carboplatin, and pemetrexed in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and an EGFR exon 20 insertion led to improved progression-free survival, overall response rate, duration ...