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Sobi delivers strong scientific impact at ERA 2025 with eight presentations and landmark pegcetacoplan data

Written by | 5 Jun 2025

Sobi will have a strong scientific presence at this year’s ERA congress in Vienna (4-7 June) with a total of eight presentations: six oral presentations and two posters…. read more.

How should we prioritize patients waiting for kidney transplants?

Written by | 26 Apr 2025

At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of those get a new kidney each year, but… read more.

Anti-obesity drugs benefit kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes

Written by | 19 Mar 2025

Kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes treated with a new class of anti-obesity drugs were less likely to experience organ failure and survived longer, a new study… read more.

NICE (UK) positive for Vafseo (vadadustat) for treating symptomatic anaemia in adults having dialysis for chronic kidney disease – Akebia Theraputics

Written by | 26 Feb 2025

NICE (UK): 1.1 Vadadustat is recommended, within its marketing authorisation, as an option for treating symptomatic anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease in adults having maintenance dialysis. Vadadustat… read more.

Study offers new hope for relieving chronic pain in dialysis patients

Written by | 6 Feb 2025

People undergoing hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure often experience chronic pain related to their condition, but it can be difficult to manage with opioid medication and other conventional… read more.

Kidney function decline appears to accelerate after COVID-19

Written by | 30 Dec 2024

Newly published research suggests an association between COVID-19 infection and accelerated kidney function decline, especially among people who had been hospitalized for the infection. The findings were published… read more.

First full characterization of kidney microbiome unlocks potential to prevent kidney stones

Written by | 16 Dec 2024

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and low levels… read more.

Diabetes drug shows promise in protecting kidneys

Written by | 22 Nov 2024

Type 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic kidney disease, but a class of drugs that cause the kidneys to remove glucose through urine has been gaining attention. An… read more.

COVID-19 linked to increased risk of acute kidney disorders

Written by | 5 Nov 2024

Researchers from West China Hospital, Sichuan University, have revealed a significant association between COVID-19 and acute kidney disorders (AKD), including acute kidney injury (AKI), that varies over time…. read more.

Travere Therapeutics to Present Key Data on FILSPARI™ (Sparsentan) in IgA Nephropathy and FSGS at ASN Kidney Week 2024

Written by | 17 Oct 2024

Travere Therapeutics, Inc.,  announced that the Company will present 11 abstracts, including one late-breaking abstract at the upcoming American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego, CA, October 23-27,… read more.

For some older adults with kidney failure, dialysis may not be the best option

Written by | 21 Aug 2024

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study. For older adults… read more.

Study shows donor kidneys with toxoplasma do not increase risks for transplant patients

Written by | 16 Aug 2024

A new study from UC Davis Health could help to increase the supply of donor kidneys. Researchers have found that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma… read more.

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