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International Consensus Statement Published in Nature Reviews Nephrology Calls for Urgent Action to Address Chronic Kidney Disease on the Global Public Health Agenda

Nature Reviews Nephrology published a landmark international consensus statement titled "Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda: An International Consensus." Authored by a coalition of leading experts, stakeholders, and...
4-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Trial Tests Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Time in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

• Sedentary time decreased, stepping time increased, and number of steps per day increased among patients with chronic kidney disease assigned to the ‘Sit Less, Interact, Move More’ intervention. • These effects were not sustained after 20...
16-Apr-2021 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

American Society of Nephrology Celebrates Transformational Transplant Funding

Delivering on its commitment to increase Americans’ access to kidney transplant by improving the transparency and efficiency of our nation’s transplant network, Congress this week approved a much-needed $23 million federal funding increase in...
24-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

American Society of Nephrology and Home Dialysis University Expand Collaboration to Enhance Home Therapies Education for Nephrology Fellows

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and Home Dialysis University (HDU) launched a collaboration in 2023 to improve nephrology trainees’ knowledge, proficiency, and exposure to home dialysis therapies.
18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

American Society of Nephrology Applauds the Ways and Means Committee for Advancing the Kidney Patient Act (Hr 5074)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends congressional leaders on the House Ways and Means committee for advancing the Kidney PATIENT Act, bipartisan legislation to maintain patient access to oral-only medications by retaining coverage...
7-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

American Society of Nephrology Commends Congress for Highlighting the Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020)

At a hearing today focused on supporting patients with rare diseases, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will consider Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020), legislation to improve support for living organ donors.
29-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, to Become Next President of the American Society of Nephrology

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to announce that Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, will become the society’s next president. Dr. Crews, who succeeds Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, will assume her new role on January 1, 2024.
2-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Real-World Analysis of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Compared with kidney transplant recipients who did not receive sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, those treated with the medications had lower risks of experiencing kidney transplant failure, kidney transplant rejection, major adverse...
30-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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