Nephrology
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Chronotherapy: Why Timing Drugs to Our Body Clocks May Work
More research showed circadian medicine — timing drug-taking to one’s body clock — could reduce side effects and improve the effectiveness of a...
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Inebilizumab ‘MITIGATES’ Flare Risk in IgG4-Related Disease
Inebilizumab-cdon reduced the risk for flares by 87% in patients with IgG4-RD, the MITIGATE study showed.
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Semaglutide Kidney Benefits Extend to Those Without Diabetes
The kidney benefits observed in patients who are at high risk of kidney disease but do not yet have diabetes or chronic kidney disease is...
Commentary
Don’t Miss the Dx: A 24-Year-Old Man With Sudden-Onset Hematuria, Proteinuria, Edema, and Hypertension
The patient was diagnosed with complement 3 glomerulonephritis, which may have a genetic component.
From the Journals
bDMARDs Preserve Renal Function in Most Patients With AA Amyloidosis
Biologic DMARD therapy preserved renal function in 75% of patients with AA amyloidosis, but the remaining 25% progressed to end-stage renal...
Myth of the Month
Myth of the Month: Is Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Real?
For CT scanning, it is OK to give contrast when needed. A conservative cutoff for contrast use would be a GFR less than 30.
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Office Procedure Found to Get Stone Fragments Rolling
An experimental handheld ultrasonic device used in an office setting was shown to guide residual...
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Vast Majority of Adults At Risk for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome
Almost 90% of participants could be classified as stage 1 CKM syndrome, and nearly half met criteria for stage 2, study finds.
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What Underlies Sex Differences in CKD Cardiovascular Risk?
It is important to recognize sex differences in sympathetic nervous activity when assessing cardiovascular risk in CKD.
Conference Coverage
Barcelona’s Best: Vasculitis Treatment Studies on Stopping Steroids, Abatacept, Plasma Exchange, Vaccination
Clinical trials in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis addressed relapse after stopping steroids,...
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Metabolite in Red Meat Increases Kidney Disease Risk
TMAO, trimethylamine N-oxide, found in animal foods, has been linked to increased risk for CKD and decline in kidney function.