Nephrology Highlights: Dialysis Barriers, Future Treatment Efforts, and More

Think you may have missed any breaking nephrology news last month? Here, we have compiled our highlight reel of top stories from the month of March.

Intensive blood pressure lowering may raise the risk of acute kidney injury.

Although intensive blood pressure lowering has positive effects for cardiovascular disease risk, its impact on kidney health could be detrimental. Read More

An American Kidney Fund Survey has identified several barriers to dialysis adherence.

A total of 1200 patients on dialysis and 400 renal professionals participated in the survey. Read More

The National Kidney Foundation, along with 2 other agencies, presented their findings from the largest-ever data collection on CKD.

The data they obtained may help shape future treatment initiatives. Read More

Kidney damage may precede a diabetes diagnosis.

Certain patient populations are more likely than others to have CKD prior to receiving a diagnosis of diabetes. Read More

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use may raise the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Researchers recently detailed their results from a study of 16,704 patients with CKD. Read More