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Study provide new insights into why childhood CKD may worsen to kidney failure

Study results published today in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases provide new insights into why a child's chronic kidney disease (CKD) may worsen to kidney failure.

20 Mar 2015

Astute Medical hails launch of collaborative global initiative to prevent deaths from AKI by 2025

Astute Medical, Inc. today hailed the launch of a collaborative global initiative calling for the elimination of preventable deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI) by 2025. The Company cited the publication of a new Commission from The Lancet and the International Society of Nephrology, along with the release of results from the 0by25 AKI "Global Snapshot" study, as key steps forward in the effort to reduce the global burden of AKI.

17 Mar 2015

Lancet study: Most people lack access to life-saving treatments for kidney failure

New estimates published in The Lancet indicate that at best only half of people worldwide needing kidney dialysis or transplantation to treat kidney failure in 2010 received it. This suggests that at least 2.3 million people may have died prematurely from kidney failure because they could not access this life-saving treatment.

17 Mar 2015

Medical experts aim to offer lifesaving treatments to eliminate preventable deaths from AKI by 2025

Preventable deaths caused by acute kidney injury (AKI) could be nearly eliminated in just 10 years, according to leading medical experts. This often forgotten condition - which affects around 13 million people every year and contributes to 1.7 million deaths annually - is preventable and can be treated for as little as $US150 per patient.

17 Mar 2015

New global study on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) shows the way to eliminating preventable deaths by 2025 – early detection and management are key

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) will present the findings of a new global study on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), seen by experts as a key step forward in their efforts to eliminate preventable deaths from the condition by 2025 (0by25).

16 Mar 2015

Penn researcher named a recipient of 2015 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV expert Carl June, MD, has been named one of two recipients of the 2015 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for his outstanding work in cancer immunotherapy. Since 1952, the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize has been awarded to scientists who have made great advancements in the fields in which Paul Ehrlich worked, in particular immunology, cancer research, microbiology, and chemotherapy.

12 Mar 2015

Today’s “World Kidney Day” promotes kidney health for all

Recent surveys have shown that the general public’s understanding about what our kidneys do and what the risk factors for kidney disease are, is astoundingly poor. In the UK, five leading kidney charities are joining forces in the campaign “Kidney Charities Together,” which calls for urgent action to be taken to raise awareness of kidney disease.

12 Mar 2015

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

Kidney Research UK polled 2,000 adults across the UK to find out just how much people know about the disease. Startlingly, almost three quarters (74%) of those polled claim to have limited or no knowledge of kidney disease, its causes or its symptoms.

6 Mar 2015

Apollo signs license option deal with Case Western to develop point-of-care blood analyzer

A blood test yields a wealth of information crucial to a person's health. What's needed is a device that is small and inexpensive, yet capable of quickly providing a thorough analysis using a very small sample.

4 Mar 2015

EMA's CHMP backs JINARC (tolvaptan) for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended JINARC (tolvaptan) for approval.

3 Mar 2015

New medical device could revolutionise kidney disease care in the UK

A new medical device which combines nanotechnology with a pregnancy tester could help diagnose and treat the 1 million people in the UK who don’t know they have kidney disease, a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers reveals today.

26 Feb 2015

Diets high in animal proteins can worsen progression of kidney disease

An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure. Once the kidneys fail, patients either need to undergo dialysis treatments three times a week or have a kidney transplant to remain alive.

24 Feb 2015

EKF introduces new diabetic biomarker test – The Stanbio Chemistry GSP LiquiColor® Assay

Glycated Serum Protein bridges the gap in diabetes testing in cases where HbA1c cannot be reliably measured

From EKF Diagnostics 23 Feb 2015

Study results pave way for new clinical trial for glioblastoma patients

Immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of deadly brain cancer were found to be both safe and effective at controlling tumor growth in mice that were treated with these modified cells, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine by a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

19 Feb 2015

Elsevier chosen to publish ISN's Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements journals

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the International Society of Nephrology, the global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide, announced today that Elsevier will publish ISN's flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements, as of January 1, 2016.

18 Feb 2015

Elsevier to publish ISN's flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide, announced today that Elsevier will publish ISN's flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements, as of January 1, 2016.

17 Feb 2015

MJC ICM works out general guidelines for intensive care medicine

Frankfurt-based intensive care medical practitioner, Kai Zacharowski, is working on a joint curriculum for Europe.

16 Feb 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners announces financial results for fourth quarter 2014

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. Income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 was $208 million and $723 million, or $0.96 and $3.33 per share, respectively.

13 Feb 2015

Astute Medical previews upcoming AKI & CRRT 2015 conference to be held in San Diego

Astute Medical, Inc., developer of the NephroCheck® Test, today previewed the upcoming AKI & CRRT 2015 conference to be held in San Diego from February 17 to February 20.

13 Feb 2015

New article assesses 40 years of intensive effort to improve end-of-life care

After four decades of work - first on patients' rights, then on family and caregiving relationships, and most recently on systemic reform -- we now know that it will take additional efforts in all three areas to improve care at the end of life, concludes an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Feb 2015

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Latest Dialysis News and Research

Study provide new insights into why childhood CKD may worsen to kidney failure

Astute Medical hails launch of collaborative global initiative to prevent deaths from AKI by 2025

Lancet study: Most people lack access to life-saving treatments for kidney failure

Medical experts aim to offer lifesaving treatments to eliminate preventable deaths from AKI by 2025

New global study on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) shows the way to eliminating preventable deaths by 2025 – early detection and management are key

Penn researcher named a recipient of 2015 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

Today’s “World Kidney Day” promotes kidney health for all

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

Apollo signs license option deal with Case Western to develop point-of-care blood analyzer

EMA's CHMP backs JINARC (tolvaptan) for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

New medical device could revolutionise kidney disease care in the UK

Diets high in animal proteins can worsen progression of kidney disease

EKF introduces new diabetic biomarker test – The Stanbio Chemistry GSP LiquiColor® Assay

Study results pave way for new clinical trial for glioblastoma patients

Elsevier chosen to publish ISN's Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements journals

Elsevier to publish ISN's flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements

MJC ICM works out general guidelines for intensive care medicine

DaVita HealthCare Partners announces financial results for fourth quarter 2014

Astute Medical previews upcoming AKI & CRRT 2015 conference to be held in San Diego

New article assesses 40 years of intensive effort to improve end-of-life care

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