Jill Rollet

Key takeaways: A scam circulating on Facebook entices people seeking a kidney donation to provide personal information and payment.

For organ transplant recipients with HIV, kidneys from deceased donors with HIV are noninferior those from donors without HIV, according to data from a U.S. multicenter observational trial.

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SAN DIEGO — Nearly 75% of kidney transplant recipients at a U.S. hospital who survived at least 1 year did not see a primary care provider in the years following the procedure, according to study data.

SAN DIEGO — Genetic evaluation of patients referred to a U.S. glomerular disease center revealed a genetic diagnosis in 35% of cases, informing prognosis and treatment and allowing for family testing, among other benefits.

SAN DIEGO — Among African American and white adults with obesity who received kidneys from the same deceased donor, graft failure rates were

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive from ASN Kidney Week, Darcy K. Weidemann, MD, MHS, FAAP, a pediatric nephrologist at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses her top concerns in the specialty: access and workforce.“One of the most exciting developments is in the world of neonatal dialysis,” Weidemann said.

SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, improved kidney metrics for adults with overweight and obesity without diabetes, according study data.“The FLOW trial demonstrated that semaglutide reduces the risk of a clinical kidney outcome in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. We had also shown previously

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