Chronic Kidney Disease News

• Aspirin Links With CVD Cut in Patients With Kidney Disease Recent recommendations advise against aspirin for primary prevention of CVD events in people over 59 years old, but when chronic kidney disease is present it looks like a different story.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• US Allows More Baby Formula Imports to Fight Shortage 'The FDA expects measures and steps it's taking with infant formula manufacturers will mean more and more supply is on the way or on store shelves moving forward,' said FDA commissioner Robert Califf.
  Associated Press, May 17, 2022
• Black Veterans Report Stress When Receiving Kidney Care New research suggests that racism in the hospital setting created emotional and physical stress for Black veterans with chronic kidney illness as well as a high level of skepticism toward medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• DDW 2022 NAFLD in Lean Patients Linked to CVD Risk The link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and higher risk of cardiovascular disease may extend beyond people who are overweight or living with obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Moderate Exercise Likely Curbs Kidney Decline in Sedentary Older Adults A structured moderate-intensity physical activity and strength/flexibility program slowed kidney function decline compared with health education, an analysis of a randomized clinical trial suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2022
• Can Individualized Care for Kidney Disease in HIV Improve Outcomes? A need for dose adjustments and the possibility of drug-drug interactions have been identified in a study of advanced kidney disease in persons living with HIV.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• Use of Newer Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Gives Hope but Costs a Concern 'It's not just about lowering blood sugar. It's about reducing cardiovascular events, reducing the progression of kidney disease, and preventing death,' says one expert discussing benefits versus costs of treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• Alert Potential Risk From Fresenius Dialysis Units, FDA Warns The US Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to clinicians on May 6 warning of potentially toxic PCB exposure from certain hemodialysis machines sold by Fresenius Medical Care.
  News Alerts, May 06, 2022
• New HIV Care Guidelines From the European AIDS Clinical Society The revised 2021 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines contain extensive updates, guidance on COVID-19 management, and offer a broader range of preferred choices than US guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• HBCU Medical Schools to Tackle Organ Transplant Disparities The collaboration follows a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report that found significant disparities in the nation's organ transplant system.
  Associated Press, May 05, 2022
• HRS 2022 Conduction System Disease Recast as Preventive Therapy Target New analysis of a 2015 study shows a link between intensive BP control and risk for new LV conduction disease, suggesting the conduction system could be seen 'as something we should protect.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• ACP-IM 2022 Bone, Breath, Heart, Guts: Eight Essential Papers in Primary Care At the 2022 ACP-IM meeting, editors from the Annals of Internal Medicine highlighted recent papers with key implications for internal medicine clinicians.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Longer Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Diabetes Risk 'Physicians should...avoid unnecessary prescription of this class of drugs, particularly for long-term use,' say study authors, but a gastroenterologist argues there isn't sufficient concern to alter practice.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Support for Prioritizing Kidney Transplant Patients for COVID Boosters Among kidney-transplant recipients, two doses of an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine will lower the risk for infection, although perhaps not as much compared with the general population, according to a study from the Czech Republic.
  Reuters Health Information, May 02, 2022
• 'Really Low' Risks for Living Kidney Donation, Says Surgeon Complications are typically incision-related and most occur after patients go home from the hospital, meaning close follow-up after discharge is needed.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• Lowering BP According to Newest Guidance Would Cut CV Events Two thirds of patients would need new or intensified hypertension treatment to reach a systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg, as set in the 2021 KDIGO guideline, and these patients have a higher risk of CVD.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• Potassium Abnormalities Boost Hospital Visits for Kidney Disease Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who have hyper- or hypokalemia are at higher risk for ER visits and hospitalization, especially those with high potassium levels.
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2022
• Overweight, Obesity Common in Brazil Teens With Type 1 Diabetes The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in this population reflects decreased physical activity and increased intake of foods with high calorie density, according to the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Doc's Condiment Crusade Helps Patients Kick Salt Habit New Orleans nephrologist Dr Adrian Baudy IV brews a no-salt hot sauce that packs a punch but is kind on the kidneys.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Is There a Benefit to Fasting Plus Calorie Counting? '[Daily fasting] has gained popularity because it is a weight-loss strategy that is simple to follow, which may enhance adherence,' write the authors of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2022