June 7, 2017September 1, 2022
New CDC Infographic Shows 1 in 7 American Adults Now Have Chronic Kidney Disease
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The number of Americans living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) might be higher than previously estimated, with new data from ... Read more
June 5, 2017
Mayo Clinic and Baxter to Partner on Therapies for Kidney Disease and Other Conditions
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The Mayo Clinic and the dialysis equipment specialist Baxter International will work together on treatments for a range of conditions, starting with kidney ... Read more
June 2, 2017November 16, 2017
Most U.S. and European Doctors Want Therapies to Keep Diabetic Kidney Patients from Having to Go on Dialysis
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More than two-thirds of U.S. and European physicians believe there is a need for therapies to prevent kidney disease from ... Read more
May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Kidney Care Partners Applauds U.S. Bipartisan Legislation for Americans with CKD or End-stage Renal Disease
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Kidney Care Partners (KCP) welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan bill that improves and expands access to care for the more than ... Read more
May 26, 2017May 26, 2017
Resverlogix Welcomes Study Highlighting Apabetalone for CKD-Related Cardiovascular Disease
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A new article highlights the mechanism of action of apabetalone to treat cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), reports ... Read more
May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Avacopan Named Orphan Drug in Europe for Potential to Treat C3 Glomerulopathy
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Avacopan (CCX168) has been designated an orphan medicinal product by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of a severe kidney disease ... Read more
May 22, 2017May 22, 2017
Obesity Is an Important CKD Risk Factor in Elderly People, Study Finds
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Higher amounts of body fat were linked to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in elderly people, a ... Read more
May 19, 2017
FDA Approves Design of Phase 2a Trial of Apabetalone for Kidney Disease Patients on Dialysis
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U.S. regulators have approved the design of a Phase 2a clinical trial of Resverlogix’s apabetalone for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are ... Read more
May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Vifor Pharma to Provide Akebia’s Anemia Therapy Vadadustat to Group of US Dialysis Clinics
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Vifor Pharma Group has obtained exclusive rights to sell Akebia Therapeutics‘ kidney-disease-related anti-anemia treatment vadadustat (AKB-6548) to Fresenius Medical Care dialysis clinics in ... Read more
May 15, 2017
Kidney Care Provider DaVita Is Taking Part in Mental Health Awareness Effort
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The kidney care provider DaVita is joining this year’s May is Mental Health Month campaign to highlight the need for doctors to address ... Read more
May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Vitamin D Supplement’s Effects on Cardiovascular Mortality of CKD Patients Requires Further Research
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Vitamin D supplements may reduce mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are substantially deficient in vitamin D — ... Read more
May 10, 2017
Lupus-induced Kidney Damage Explained by Expert to Mark Lupus Awareness Month
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Lupus Awareness Month in May was established to increase public awareness and understanding of this autoimmune disease. Many people still know ... Read more

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016

Chronic Kidney Disease in Hot Climates Could Soar as Global Temperature Rises, Study Warns

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University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers warn that climate changes appear to be accelerating chronic kidney disease (CKD) by increasing heat stress and dehydration. Their findings were published in the Clinical ... Read more

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016

Rockwell Provides Update on Calcitriol for Chronic Renal Dialysis Patients

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Rockwell Medical, Inc., a biopharma company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with treatments for iron replacement, hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis, updated on May 4 its development ... Read more

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

Fresenius Renal Therapies Unveils CLiC Device Next Generation Dialysis Treatment Monitoring Technology

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Chronic kidney disease products and services provider Fresenius Renal Therapies has unveiled the latest technological upgrade to its Crit-Line product line, the CLiC device. An estimated 2.8 million patients with ... Read more

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Climate Change May be Impacting Rising Chronic Kidney Disease Rates

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According to recent research, climate change might be influencing growing rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD), as higher temperatures cause dehydration and heat stress. The study suggesting these findings will ... Read more

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Metabolon Presents Kidney Disease Biomarker Study at National Kidney Foundation Meeting

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At the National Kidney Foundation 2016 Spring Clinical Meetings, Metabolon presented a study identifying a small set of metabolite biomarkers of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with superior diagnostic performance over creatinine. ... Read more

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

Developing Chronic Kidney Disease Is a Risk Among Prediabetes Patients, Review Finds

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Patients with prediabetes are at a modestly increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the findings of a recent systematic review. The manuscript, “Systematic Review or Meta-analysis ... Read more

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

Viewics Launches Kidney Disease Predictive Analytics Program

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Viewics, a California-based company focused on healthcare insights that serves hospitals and healthcare systems with laboratory-driven solutions for advanced analytics, has announced the development of its Viewics CKD Management. The ... Read more

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016

In Kidney Disease Patients, Age Influences Impact of Hypertension, According to Researchers

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Higher systolic blood pressure — the first number, which measures the pressure in blood vessels when the heart beats — is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with kidney disease and a ... Read more

April 22, 2016April 26, 2016

FibroGen Announces Positive Phase 2 Trial Results for Roxadustat, an Anemia Treatment for CKD Patients

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FibroGen, Inc., announced the publication of positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of roxadustat, its drug candidate for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and ... Read more

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016

Chronic Kidney Disease May Result from Common Ulcer and Reflux Medications, Researchers Say

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Researchers at the Missouri’s Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA St. Louis Health System and Washington University in St. Louis have demonstrated that the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors ... Read more

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016

Researchers Explore Link Between Kidney Disease, High Uric Acid, and Gout

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Abnormally high levels of uric acid in the blood, known as hyperuricemia, and gout — once called the disease of kings — are linked with acute chronic kidney disease (CKD). In ... Read more

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016

Treating Vitamin D Deficiency in Kidney Disease with Calcifediol Looks Promising, Study Shows

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impairs kidney function, which often causes deficient levels of vitamin D, many times leading to secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). Vitamin D insufficiency has also been associated with increased ... Read more

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016

HPV Vaccine Effective in Girls with CKD, but Not in Kidney Transplant Patients, Study Finds

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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination presents a robust immune responses in girls and young women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis, but less ideal responses to the vaccine ... Read more

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016

Preventing Kidney Disease May Be Linked to Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Health

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Good heart health may help prevent the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association titled “Relationship ... Read more

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016

Cardiovascular, Chronic Kidney Diseases Are Focus of $1.7M NIH Grant to UTA Researcher

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The National Institutes of Health has granted $1.7 million to Paul Fadel, director of clinical translational science for the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the University of Texas ... Read more

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

For Non-dialysis CKD Patients with Anemia, Auryxia Phase 3 Trial Reports Look Positive

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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals recently reported positive top-line data for a pivotal 24-week Phase 3 clinical trial on its iron-based ferric citrate, an oral compound in clinical development to treat iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult patients ... Read more

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016

New Report on Chronic Kidney Disease in US Identifies Major Problem, Huge Healthcare Costs

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A new report titled “US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States,” published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, assessed chronic kidney disease ... Read more

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016

U.K. Scientists Developing a Sodium MRI to Better Measure Kidney Health, Disease Status

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University of Nottingham researchers, in collaboration with the Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation (CKRI) in the U.K., are developing sodium MRI as a potential, and promising, advance in scanning ... Read more

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

Renal Fibrosis Reduced in Mouse Model Using Drugs That Block Wnt Secretion

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Chronic kidney injury results in progressive scarring known as renal fibrosis. But drugs that target Wnt secretion by inhibiting Porcupine, a protein commonly targeted to treat different cancers, may be a treatment ... Read more

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

Satellite’s 4th Dialysis Center Opens in Memphis’ Chickasaw Gardens

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Satellite Healthcare recently announced the opening of its fourth dialysis center in Memphis, Tennessee: Satellite Healthcare Chickasaw Gardens, located east of downtown and west of the Memphis Zoo. University Clinical Health ... Read more

New CDC Infographic Shows 1 in 7 American Adults Now Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Mayo Clinic and Baxter to Partner on Therapies for Kidney Disease and Other Conditions

Most U.S. and European Doctors Want Therapies to Keep Diabetic Kidney Patients from Having to Go on Dialysis

Kidney Care Partners Applauds U.S. Bipartisan Legislation for Americans with CKD or End-stage Renal Disease

Resverlogix Welcomes Study Highlighting Apabetalone for CKD-Related Cardiovascular Disease

Avacopan Named Orphan Drug in Europe for Potential to Treat C3 Glomerulopathy

Obesity Is an Important CKD Risk Factor in Elderly People, Study Finds

FDA Approves Design of Phase 2a Trial of Apabetalone for Kidney Disease Patients on Dialysis

Vifor Pharma to Provide Akebia’s Anemia Therapy Vadadustat to Group of US Dialysis Clinics

Kidney Care Provider DaVita Is Taking Part in Mental Health Awareness Effort

Vitamin D Supplement’s Effects on Cardiovascular Mortality of CKD Patients Requires Further Research

Lupus-induced Kidney Damage Explained by Expert to Mark Lupus Awareness Month