Treatment with the anaerobe-targeting antibiotic clindamycin was linked to higher rates of gout flares compared with T/S, particularly among patients with CKD.

Proton pump inhibitor use is implicated in decline in kidney graft function after transplantation. Extended proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with decline in graft function in kidney ...

2017 is an important year for the international nephrology community. March 9 was World Kidney Day, the theme this year being ‘Kidney disease and obesity: healthy lifestyles for healthy kidneys’, ...

The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) has accepted UCSF Health into its OHF Care Center Network recognizing the health system’s dedication to providing high-quality medical care, resources, ...

Introduction The Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) is an important contributor to the mortality associated with CKD. Matsushita et al. (2015); Block et al. (2013) Specifically, ...

With only one medication historically used to treat diabetic kidney disease, study of combination therapies with newer medicines is warranted and may improve outcomes in this patient population, a ...

It’s actually a chronic disease.” Saving people on the brink of dying from a drug overdose may be the most dramatic way that Central Neighborhood Health Foundation is combating the opioid epidemic, ...

Background The gut microbiota has been linked to non-communicable diseases, including chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the relationships between gut microbiome composition changes, uraemic ...

Introduction The number of persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is increasing rapidly; yet systems built to care for them have received little ...

Otsuka Pharmaceutical has shared more detailed data behind its kidney disease drug’s phase 3 win, showing the monoclonal antibody halved patients’ urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) levels.

The percentage of patients hospitalized with chronic liver disease increased from 7.4% in 2018 to 9% in 2023, with similar trends reported among those with acute kidney injury (27.1% to 31.2%; P ...