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The American Association of Kidney Patients has given Barry Smith, PhD, MD, president of Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center, its 2024 medal of excellence award.The announcement was made during the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting in Baltimore, where Smith was recognized as a physician honoree.
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An international consensus statement calling for urgent action to address chronic kidney disease has been published in Nature Reviews Nephrology.The global public health agenda from the American Society of Nephrology, European Renal Association and International Society of Nephrology highlighted critical policy, advocacy efforts and implementation needs within the kidney care community.
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Mashup Score: 1ASN, RPA: Nephrologists may leave Kidney Care Choices model if CMS issues payment cuts - 1 month(s) ago
Nephrology practices could leave the Kidney Care Choices model for patients with chronic kidney disease because of planned reductions in Medicare payments that are “much larger than anticipated,” according to a nephrology advocacy group.The Renal Physicians Association joined with the American Society of Nephrology in asking Congressional leadership to intervene on pending reductions
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Mashup Score: 1Kidney failure risk equation had ‘better clinical utility’ than eGFR for patients with CKD - 1 month(s) ago
A kidney failure risk equation model had acceptable discrimination and calibration, and “better clinical utility” than an eGFR-based strategy to assess kidney failure rates in Chinese patients, according to a study in Kidney Medicine.“Accurate and reliable risk evaluation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prognosis can be helpful for physicians to make decisions concerning
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Nephrologists at West Virgina University Medicine have entered into an agreement to join the Interwell Health physician network. “This partnership with Interwell opens the door to better care for our patients,” Rebecca J. Schmidt, DO, a West Virgina University (WVU) Medicine nephrologist said in a press release. “By approaching kidney disease from a population health
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Mashup Score: 1Calyxo receives FDA approval for redesign of device that collects kidney stone fragments - 1 month(s) ago
Calyxo Inc. has received FDA approval for a device that sweeps up kidney stone fragments after laser lithotripsy, according to a company press release. More than 50 procedures have been completed by 12 urologists with the new Calyxo vacuum system, which is known as the CVAC system, according to the company.
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Mashup Score: 0Akebia receives FDA approval for anemia drug Vafseo - 1 month(s) ago
Akebia Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA approval for its oral anemia drug Vafseo for treating anemia in adults with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis for at least 3 months.“With the approval of Vafseo in the U.S., we’re proud to deliver an alternative treatment option for the hundreds of thousands of Americans on dialysis who are diagnosed with anemia due to [chronic kidney
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Researchers have designed a clinical prediction model to determine short-term mortality and long-term survival among patients on hemodialysis.“Individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) are at high risk of mortality, with median life expectancy of approximately [4] years,” Benjamin A. Goldstein, PhD, of the department of biostatistics and bioinformatics at Duke University
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Mashup Score: 1Geriatric assessment is ‘beneficial,’ may be integrated with CKD care in older patients - 1 month(s) ago
Geriatric assessment may be successfully applied to chronic kidney disease care for patients older than 70 years, and health care providers perceive it as relevant and beneficial, data show.“Among the increasing population of older patients with kidney failure, unrecognized geriatric impairments are highly prevalent,” Carlijn G. N. Voorend, MSc, of the nephrology department at Leiden
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Mashup Score: 0Collaboration between deceased donor, kidney transplant teams may maximize kidney use - 2 month(s) ago
An integrated deceased donor and kidney transplant service approach to care may play a key role in maximizing the use of deceased donor kidneys, according to results of a published study.Collaboration “between organ procurement organizations and transplant programs may help maximize the utility of the limited supply of deceased donor kidneys,” Lachlan C. McMichael, MBBS, MMed, FRACP,
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🏅The American Association of @KidneyPatients names its 2024 physician medal of excellence award winner. 🎖️ The award marks one of the highest honors for professionals in kidney care. https://t.co/Eu4fflT0CT