Approximately 23% of patients with chronic kidney disease meet the criteria for gout, of whom 13% have uncontrolled gout and 36% have no formal gout diagnosis, according to data published in Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease ..read more

SAN DIEGO — Researchers have developed a new tool to assess malnutrition in children with end-stage kidney disease to help prevent protein-energy wasting, according to a presentation here ..read more

BALTIMORE — Problem-focused strategies in training and curriculum may help reduce nephrologist burnout, a speaker said at the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting ..read more

Incyte and Escient Pharmaceuticals have entered a definitive agreement under which Incyte will acquire Escient for $750 million, the companies announced in a press release ..read more

SAN DIEGO — Researchers at Satellite Healthcare and Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a discontinuation risk assessment process to help keep patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a presentation here ..read more

Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data ..read more

The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization to Filspari, Travere Therapeutics and CSL Vifor announced in a press release ..read more

Legislators have introduced a bill that would qualify more medical professionals to provide home dialysis training and offer Medicare-funded staff assistance during treatment sessions ..read more

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to acquire Alpine Immune Sciences Inc., a company developing a drug to treat IgA nephropathy, according to a press release ..read more

Editor’s note: Healio | Nephrology News & Issues interviewed Michelle Estrella, MD, MHS, a professor of medicine and the renal section chief at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, about her role as conference chairperson and highlights of the agenda for the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, which take place May 14-18 in Long Beach, California. For more information and to register for the meeting, visit www.kidney.org/spring-clinical ..read more