Vaccination Reduces Risk for Severe COVID-19 in Patients Receiving Dialysis
Damien R. Ashby and colleagues conducted a study in a hemodialysis population during the period of vaccine rollout with BNT162b2 and AZD1222.
Damien R. Ashby and colleagues conducted a study in a hemodialysis population during the period of vaccine rollout with BNT162b2 and AZD1222.
Transplantation of kidneys from COVID-19-positive donors is safe, with outcomes comparable to kidneys from noninfected donors.
Prescribing physical activity and exercise may be a “potent tool” for clinicians caring for older adults, according to investigators.
Nearly 24% of patients with advanced CKD, including those on dialysis, have gout, according to a study.
Decrease in bone mass is common in the first 6 to 12 months after kidney transplantation.
Improvement observed in estimated glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplant recipients treated with allopurinol for elevated uric acid.
The mechanism by which hyperuricemia increases SHPT risk is not completely understood.
The new scoring system for malnutrition and inflammation complex syndrome could be useful for assessing nutritional and inflammatory status at bedside and predicting adverse outcomes in patients receiving hemodialysis.
Researchers analyzed the gut microbiota to study the differences in its composition among patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis vs healthy individuals.
The effect of cholecalciferol supplementation on parathyroid hormone levels and bone loss at the lumbar spine in kidney transplant recipients was studied in a placebo-controlled trial.