Healio | Nephrology News & Issues
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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
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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
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In the 1990s, leadership of the Renal Physicians Association and the American Society of Nephrology authorized development of Shared Decision-Making in the Appropriate Initiation of and Withdrawal from Dialysis ..read more
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Bhavika Gandhi, MD, understands the difficulty patients with advanced chronic kidney disease may face when it is time to make a decision about going on dialysis ..read more
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In my role as a practicing nephrologist and clinical executive, much of my focus involves helping patients overcome their initial reticence about dialysis at home and helping them understand and harness its potential benefits ..read more
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Nephrology groups are concerned that a reduction in payments to nephrology practices in the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting models may lead to a drop in participation, according to Robert Blaser ..read more
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DENVER — Incorporating artificial intelligence into daily practice can benefit both providers and patients, according to experts here at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting ..read more
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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 ..read more
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The autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease registry may help assess various aspects of disease burden on patients’ health-related quality of life, according to published research ..read more
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The number one financial goal for most physicians is getting to a comfortable retirement on their own timeline and with the lifestyle they want ..read more