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Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a new electronic medical records-based tool that should help doctors predict which patients are most at risk of losing a transplanted kidney graft.
Nov 17, 2025
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The kidney is one of the body's most vital organs, responsible for filtering waste, balancing electrolytes and maintaining overall health. Any impairment to its function can lead to serious and often irreversible consequences.
Nov 12, 2025
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Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ranging from sepsis to heart ...
Nov 12, 2025
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The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≤20 ml/min/1.73 m2) and does not consider an individual's risk of progressing ...
Nov 8, 2025
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Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as the world population grew ...
Nov 7, 2025
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The results of two large-scale studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors significantly reduce the risk of kidney disease progression, hospitalization, and death in people with and without ...
Nov 7, 2025
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An analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) indicates that nearly all adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) would have benefits that outweigh the harm from a systolic blood pressure target of ...
Nov 7, 2025
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A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.
Nov 7, 2025
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Weaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining on the treatment for the rest of their lives, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
Nov 7, 2025
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The urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) is more strongly associated with kidney failure than the urinary protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR), according to research published online Nov. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 6, 2025
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