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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 17h

Probiotics show promise in lowering uric acid but more trials are needed to confirm benefits in hyperuricemia care. #nephsky #nephrology #hyperuricemia #probiotics #gout docwirenews.com/post/effecti...

Effectiveness of Probiotics for the Management of Uric Acid Levels | Docwire News

A meta-analysis suggests probiotics may help lower uric acid and support gout management but more research is needed before guideline adoption.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 1d

👀 FIRST LOOK: Check out the NEW issue of Nephrology Times, featuring US policy shifts and kidney care, PKD insights, and more! #nephsky #nephrology #kidney www.docwirenews.com/journal/octo...

Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: Research showed that the US death rate from hypertensive kidney disease has climbed nearly 50% over the past quarter century. #nephsky #nephrology #kidneydisease #hypertension docwirenews.com/post/hyperte...

Research showed that the US death rate from hypertensive kidney disease has climbed nearly 50% over the past quarter century.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 2d

Treat-to-target ULT has shown efficacy in trials but a recent study finds long-term use of gout therapy to be inconsistent. #urate #nephrology #gout docwirenews.com/post/real-wo...

Real-World Persistence of ULT in Gout Management | Docwire News

Treat-to-target urate-lowering therapy (ULT) has shown efficacy in trials but a recent study finds long-term use of gout therapy to be inconsistent.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 3d

Vlado Perkovic shared his thoughts on glomerular disease clinical trial design, a topic on which he presented at #GlomConHawaii. #trialdesign #kidneydisease #glomerulardisease #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/from-a-...

From a Standard to Platform Approach: The Next Wave of Glomerular Disease Clinical Trials | Docwire News

Vlado Perkovic discussed glomerular disease clinical trial design, including basket, umbrella, platform, and pragmatic trials, at GlomCon Hawaii 2025.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 4d

DID YOU SEE? Shuvo Roy, PhD, spoke with us about The Kidney Project, an effort to develop an implantable bioartificial kidney. #nephrology #nephsky #TheKidneyProject #BioartificialKidney #bioengineering docwirenews.com/post/the-kid...

The Kidney Project: Building an Implantable Bioartificial Kidney | Docwire News

Shuvo Roy, PhD, spoke with Nephrology Times about The Kidney Project, an effort to develop an implantable bioartificial kidney.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 5d

Hispanic kidney transplant recipients have longer waits but lower rates of mortality after transplant. #nephsky #nephrology #racialinequity #kidneytransplant docwirenews.com/post/hispani...

Hispanic Patients Face Transplant Barriers but Lower Post-Transplant Mortality | Docwire News

A study showed that Hispanic kidney transplant recipients face barriers to transplant and have longer waits but also experience lower rates of mortality after transplant.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 6d

UACR/UPCR testing and CKD guideline therapy differed little by race but were lower than expected in minorities. #nephsky #nephrology #ckd #kidneydisease #racialinequity
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Delivery of CKD Care for Patients in Certain Racial Minorities | Docwire News

Rates of UACR/UPCR testing and CKD guideline-directed therapy were only slightly different for racial minorities, but lower than expected for this high-risk population.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 7d

In a study of a European population, prediabetes was associated with a faster decline in measured GFR but not estimated GFR. #nephsky #nephrology #prediabetes #glomerularfiltrationrate #GFR
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Prediabetes Linked to Faster Measured, but Not Estimated, GFR Loss | Docwire News

In a study of a Europeans, prediabetes was associated with a faster decline in measured glomerular filtration rate but not GFR estimated using creatinine or cystatin C.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 8d

Researchers evaluated incidence and risk factors for membranous nephropathy after kidney transplantation. #nephsky #nephrology #kidneytransplant #membranousnephropathy
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Meta-Analysis Reveals Risk Factors for Recurrent MN After Kidney Transplantation | Docwire News

Researchers evaluated incidence and risk factors for membranous nephropathy after kidney transplantation.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 9d

RBC-based kidney normothermic machine perfusion triggers problems that may negate its potential benefits. #nephrology #nephsky #kidneytransplant #perfusion docwirenews.com/post/molecul...

Molecular Changes in Kidney Grafts During Normothermic Machine Perfusion | Docwire News

Red blood cell-based normothermic kidney perfusion may drive hemolysis, iron overload, and ferroptosis, potentially negating its clinical benefits, a study showed.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 10d

CATCH our interview with Daniel Brennan, MD, discussing the KOAR study of dd-cfDNA to predict rejection in kidney transplantation. #nephsky #nephrology #kidneytransplant #ddcfDNA docwirenews.com/post/koar-st...

KOAR Study Highlights Promise of dd-cfDNA in Kidney Transplant | Docwire News

Nephrology Times spoke with Daniel Brennan, MD, about using donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) to predict rejection and inform biopsy decisions in kidney transplantation.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 11d

Data presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions showed baxdrostat plus standard therapy lowers systolic BP and albumin for patients with CKD and hypertension. #kidneydisease #bloodpressure #hypertension
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Baxdrostat Lowers BP and Albuminuria in CKD with Uncontrolled Hypertension | Docwire News

Baxdrostat plus standard therapy lowered systolic blood pressure and urine albumin for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and uncontrolled hypertension in the FigHTN trial.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 12d

Felzartamab produces a sustained reduction in #proteinuria for patients with #IgAN, a study shows. #nephsky #nephrology #iganephropathy docwirenews.com/post/felzart...

Felzartamab Reduces Proteinuria in Patients with IgA Nephropathy | Docwire News

A study showed that felzartamab produces a sustained reduction in proteinuria for patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 13d

Pediatric hypertension is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of kidney-related morbidity and mortality. #pediatrics #hypertension #kidney #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/pediatr...

Pediatric Hypertension Linked to Higher Risk for Major Kidney Events | Docwire News

Pediatric hypertension is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of kidney-related morbidity and mortality.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 14d

Continuous flow peritoneal dialysis achieved greater sodium removal than conventional PD in children with AKI. #peritonealdialysis #aki #acutekidneyinjury #nephrology #nephsky #pediatrics docwirenews.com/post/continu...

Continuous Flow PD Achieves Higher Sodium Removal in Children with AKI | Docwire News

Continuous flow peritoneal dialysis achieves greater sodium removal than conventional PD in children with acute kidney injury, mostly due to increased ultrafiltration.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 15d

A trial compared outcomes of higher versus lower serum phosphate targets among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. #phosphate #hemodialysis #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/compari...

Comparison of Higher and Lower Phosphate Targets in Hemodialysis | Docwire News

A trial attempted to learn whether higher or lower serum phosphate targets among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis affected hospitalization or mortality outcomes.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 16d

Research showed that #CKD is associated with a higher risk for long #COVID, and long COVID is associated with new CKD and ESKD. #longcovid #kidneydisease #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/long-co...

Long COVID and CKD Have Bidirectional Association | Docwire News

Research showed that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a higher risk for long COVID, and long COVID is associated with new CKD and end-stage kidney disease.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 17d

🍂 🍁 FALL into a new season of #nephrology news and research. Catch up with our posts at nephtimes.com. #nephsky

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Nephrology Times is a leading medical news publication for nephrologists, featuring research and clinical updates, expert commentary, and more.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 18d

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 19d

A review revealed which #CKD drugs are safe to use while #breastfeeding but evidence for many therapies is still lacking. #kidneydisease #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/review-...

Review of CKD Drug Safety With Breastfeeding | Docwire News

A review revealed which drugs commonly used in chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been found safe to use while breastfeeding. However, evidence for many therapies is still lacking.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 20d

Study findings suggest that the location of nontruncating #PKD1 variants could serve as a marker of progression of #ADPKD. #kidneydisease #nephrology #nephsky docwirenews.com/post/variant...

Variant Location in PKD1 Nontruncating Mutations Linked to ADPKD Progression | Docwire News

Study findings suggest that the location of nontruncating PKD1 gene variants could serve as a marker of progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 21d

An analysis showed that the timing of #dialysis initiation with #AKI did not affect the likelihood of long-term dependence. #nephrology #nephsky #acutekidneyinjury docwirenews.com/post/dialysi...

Dialysis Dependence in AKI Linked to Initiation, Not Timing | Docwire News

An analysis showed that the timing of dialysis initiation with acute kidney injury (AKI) did not affect the likelihood of long-term dialysis dependence.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 22d

In her latest column, Sarah Tolson discusses the challenges of predicting Medicare reimbursements for dialysis. #nephrology #nephsky #medicare #dialysis #medicalbilling #reimbursement docwirenews.com/post/the-mov...

The Moving Target of Medicare Dialysis Reimbursement | Docwire News

Sarah Tolson of Sceptre Management Solutions discusses the challenges of predicting Medicare reimbursements for dialysis.

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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 23d

In his latest column, Dr. Ajay Singh reflects on caring for patients with CKD and issues stemming from the recent KDIGO CKD guideline. #kidneydisease #ckd #nephrology #nephsky www.docwirenews.com/post/whats-w...

What’s Wrong With Me, Doc? | Docwire News

Ajay Singh reflects on caring for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and clinical concerns stemming from the recent KDIGO CKD guideline.

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