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Pregnancies for patients on dialysis are high risk and care by a multidisciplinary team is extremely important for a successful birth, explained Silvi Shah, MD, MS, FASN, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cincinnati.

Data shows sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are efficacious and can be used in almost all common kidney diagnoses, explained William G. Herrington, MD, MA, MBBS, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford.

Presenters at ASN Kidney Week 2023 emphasized the importance of patient education, awareness, and advocacy in the realm of kidney transplantation.

A retrospective study presented at the 2023 American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnotsic Medicine meeting revealed that social determinants of health (SDOH) are linked to poorer treatment outcomes in patients who have myasthenia gravis, emphasizing the need for identifying and supporting at-risk individuals.

For patients with chronic kidney disease, dose adjustments for other medications requires coordination with other specialists to maintain treatment efficacy, explained Linda Awdishu, PharmD, FASN, professor and division head of clinical pharmacy at the University of California, San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Two posters presented at Kidney Week 2023 evaluated the global state of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and shed light on delays in CKD diagnoses in the United States.

Presenters at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2023 discussed the past, present, and future of pediatric chronic kidney disease, as well as explored the obstacles and solutions for effective trial designs.

The Medical Group Management Association offers an analysis of pending legislation that could help health care practices better serve patients.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) has known complications that include organ damage and failure, rhabdomyolysis, glaucoma, splenic sequestration, and vaso-occlusive crises. At present, the only potential cure is a bone marrow transplant, but it can be difficult to find a donor and there is a high rejection risk.

While response and safety may vary across racial and ethnic subgroups, progression-free survival and overall survival does not appear to differ when chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is used in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

High glucose variability in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) strongly predicted slowed nerve conduction velocity, a forerunner of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, in a recent study.

The approval, which is based on results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-966 trial, marks the sixth indication for pembrolizumab in gastrointestinal cancer.

Anshul Mangal, biotech entrepreneur, attorney, CEO, and founder of Project Farma, discusses how supply chain disruptions and the current cancer drug shortage are affecting patients.

Insurance status is known to be associated with health care access and outcomes, and a recent study found that maternal private insurance is associated with a lower infant mortality rate compared with public Medicaid insurance in the United States.

Data from the SPHERE registry revealed racial and ethnic discrepancies in disease severity, comorbidities, and outcomes experienced by patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) receiving selexipag.

Investigators found that myeloma cells may lose or change targets and subsequently go undetected by these therapies, suggesting that screening for such changes regularly could help guide treatment.

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2023 will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from November 2-5, as experts from across the globe gather to discuss the latest innovations in renal care and current issues facing the field.

Data from a 4-year trial of preschool-aged children offers new insight into the effects of initiating obesity management strategies among children in early life.

At ERS International Congress 2023, new data related to use of sotatercept offered providers additional insight into the effects of the agent in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

A study of patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma who received ixazomib-based therapy in real-world settings found the treatment effective and tolerable in clinical practice.

Results showed higher-exposure dupilumab met the study’s primary endpoint for peak esophageal intraepithelial count ≤6 eos/high-power field.

Bosutinib has a new indication in leukemia as a well as a newly-approved formulation.

Results highlighted a growing number of incident cases of asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and rheumatoid arthritis from 1990 to 2019.

After 1 year of treatment with risdiplam, 81% of the 26-infant cohort was able to sit independently for 30 seconds, a milestone not typically reached in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Coverage of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine session with Zangmeister Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.