2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (482+ words) What is the most compelling evidence supporting the use of nocturnal home hemodialysis—particularly for cardiovascular health, volume control, and quality of life? Nocturnal therapy is usually provided four to six times a night with average 5 or 6 to 10 hours for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (169+ words) Researchers, led by Emre Arpali, MD, conducted a retrospective analysis to identify an association between abdominal circumference and long-term decline in renal function among living kidney donors. Abdominal circumference was used as a surrogate for central adiposity. The primary outcome…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (272+ words) Globally, glomerulonephritis (GN) is a leading cause of kidney damage and kidney failure. Previous studies have found a renoprotective benefit associated with finerenone in individuals with type 2 diabetes and in those with CKD without diabetes. However, few findings shed light…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (377+ words) Here is a look at recent developments and headlines in nephrology. The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) will hold its 2026 Advocacy Forum on June 8-9 in Washington, DC, bringing nephrology nurses together to engage with federal policymakers on kidney care priorities....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (167+ words) The analysis compared kidney function in patients who achieved CR by week 36 (CR36) or any time up to week 110 (CR110) with that in patients who did not achieve CR (non-CR), regardless of original treatment allocation. Compared with non-CR patients, CR110 patients were more…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (192+ words) Here is a look at recent developments and headlines in nephrology. The FDA has approved baxdrostat, a first‑in‑class aldosterone synthase inhibitor, for use in combination with other antihypertensive agents in adults with inadequately controlled hypertension. Approximately half of…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (200+ words) Here is a look at recent developments and headlines in nephrology. The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) announced that Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, will become the next editor-in-chief of its flagship journal, Kidney International, effective January 1, 2027. A professor of medicine at…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (81+ words) Docwire News Research collaborators Mona Calvo, PhD, and nephrologist Jaime Uribarri, MD, speak with Joel Topf, MD, about renal nutrition and phosphate additives at the 2026 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings. Dr. Calvo received the NKF’s Joel D. Kopple…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (61+ words) Docwire News Joel Topf, MD, interviews Shaunna Newton, MPH, of Spherix Global Insights at the 2026 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings about access to medications and home modalities in dialysis care. Access Issues in Dialysis Care Thoughts From the Incoming…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (84+ words) Docwire News Thoughts From the Incoming Editor of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases At the 2026 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, MD, MPH, ScD, who will become editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases in 2027, speaks…...