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The HCPLive nephrology page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on kidney disease. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments in nephrology, and more.

The new definition uses both age and GFR without body surface area correction to determine the threshold value for hyperfiltration.

Revised Hyperfiltration Formula Incorporates Age-Related Renal Function Decline

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children were less likely to undergo preemptive KT and had longer wait times than non-Hispanic White children.

Racial, Ethnic Pediatric Kidney Transplant Disparities Suggest Inequities in ESRD Care

Findings from the HOPE Consortium Trial suggest PCST can help pain interference and quality of life in patients on hemodialysis experiencing chronic pain.

Pain Coping Skills Training Aids Pain Management for Dialysis-Dependent Kidney Failure

Patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 had an accelerated eGFR decline relative to those with pneumonia due to other infections.

COVID-19 Infection Linked to Faster Kidney Function Decline Than Pneumonia

Gestational exposure to certain NSAIDs during different trimesters of pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of childhood CKD.

Use of Ibuprofen, Other NSAIDs During Pregnancy Could Increase Risk of Childhood CKD

The FDA's decision not to approve sotagliflozin as an adjunct in T1D and CKD comes less than 2 months after a negative advisory committee meeting for the application. 

FDA Issues CRL for Sotagliflozin in Type 1 Diabetes and CKD

Matthew Weir, MD discusses how a multidisciplinary approach is reshaping CKD management, with a focus on mitigating cardiovascular events.

Matthew Weir, MD: Prioritizing Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease

A look into how SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs, and nsMRAs have redefined the management of cardio-kidney-metabolic diseases. 

A Pillared Approach: A Suite of Therapies for a Spectrum of Metabolic Disease

Our Endocrinology Month in Review for November 2024 highlights recent headlines in diabetes and endocrinology as well as 5 new episodes of Diabetes Dialogue. 

Endocrinology Month in Review: November 2024

Lowering serum urate level to less than 6 mg/dL was not linked to an elevated risk of severe or end-stage kidney disease progression in patients with gout.