Beyond sodium restriction, managing micronutrient intakes is important for medical nutrition therapy to control CKD, high blood pressure.

Steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) may not lower risk for all-cause or cardiovascular (CV) mortality among patients receiving maintenance dialysis, according to a meta-analysis ...

In patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), higher levels of proteinuria and lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are strongly associated with adverse kidney outcomes — ...

BMPER attenuated PI3K/AKT signaling and suppressed BMP4-driven smooth muscle activation in models of PAH. BMPER overexpression mitigated the vascular remodeling that characterizes pulmonary arterial ...

The actual costs of adverse events were significantly higher than the estimates in cost-effectiveness analyses, with a median difference of $17,201. The costs of adverse events (AEs) from cancer drugs ...

A study has found that there are racial and ethnic differences related to shared decision making among patients with hypertension.

Investigators successfully tested an acellular tissue engineered vessel for hemodialysis vascular access in patients at high-risk for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation failure.

Associations between heat exposure and potentially negative impacts on kidney function were recently identified in 2 studies presented at the National Kidney Foundation SCM25 Spring Clinical Meetings.

Same mutations detected by the multicancer early detection test at index time point could be ID'd at 8.6- to 79-fold lower mutant allele fractions.

Analysis of symptoms experienced by adolescents with cancer receiving chemotherapy were identified by prevalence, severity, and distress, and categorized into specific symptom clusters. Researchers ...

(HealthDay News) — Cancer treatments and genetic predisposition contribute to the risk of subsequent neoplasms (SNs) among long-term childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published online ...

Calorie-restricted, nutrient-restricted diets linked to increase in PHQ-9 depressive symptom severity scores in individuals with overweight.