Here’s a roundup of nephrology news over the past couple weeks. Click on the headlines to browse the articles. Or, if you’ve discovered other newsworthy items that may be of interest to our team or your nephrologist peers, we invite you to please share news links in the comments.
Experts Call for Action to Address Physician Burnout in Nephrology
Kidney specialists face increasing work demands, high rates of burnout, and declining interest in nephrology as a career.
How Saving a Writer’s Life Helped My Dialysis App Go Global
When Javier Artigas began needing kidney dialysis and found himself jobless, he developed an app to make it easier for people to get treatment when travelling. But his breakthrough came completely by chance, after he saved the life of a famous Argentine writer.
Private Insurance Companies Don’t Want to Cover Dialysis
A patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) must go several times a week to receive dialysis treatment. The prognosis for recovery is dim, and treatment is the only thread to a life that allows this very ill patient a little more time with loved ones.
We Can Now Use Stem Cells to Grow Functioning Kidney Tissue
In a remarkable medical first, research funded by The Medical Research Council and Kidney Research U.K. helped researchers create human kidney tissue inside of a living organism.
Childhood Kidney Disease Ups Risk for Kidney Failure Later in Life
Kidney disease in childhood is associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in adulthood.
As Kidney Disease Progresses, So Does Risk of Stroke
Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of stroke and more likely to die as a result of stroke than the general population, and those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are especially at risk.
Spending Bill Ensures Dialysis Patients Can Access Life-Saving Care
Advocates for dialysis patients are pleased that the federal spending bill which funds the government through March 23rd includes several provisions that will help people with kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), gain access to life-extending dialysis treatments.
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