Emma, a person who has IgA nephropathy, discusses her experience with diagnosis and treatment. She also discusses the importance of communication with medical professionals and she recommends avoiding searching for treatment options online.
Explore the early stages of IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease that often goes unnoticed until lab tests reveal abnormalities like protein or red blood cells in urine, or…
Sean Converse was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy in late 2022 following an acute upper respiratory illness. Sean discusses challenges and his experience with IgA nephropathy.
Josh Galdi, PharmD, BCPS and Hannah N. Lambert, PharmD discuss the current understanding of IgA nephropathy with Anor Shaw, MD. They explore the nature of this common glomerular…
Jennifer Vaughan, APRN, and Kenneth K. Afenya, MD, of Lex Kidney Care, Lexington, Kentucky, discuss the basics of IgA nephropathy, including signs and symptoms, as well as epidemiology…
Delve into the importance of understanding IgA nephropathy, a condition that can lead to permanent kidney failure, requiring dialysis or transplantation. Patients with excessive protein loss in the…
Dr. Richard Lafayette, founder and director of the Glomerular Disease Center at Stanford University Medical Center, discusses the prevalence and impact of IgA nephropathy, the most common primary…
Explore IgA nephropathy, a rare autoimmune kidney disease where the IgA protein builds up in the kidneys. Normally, IgA helps protect against infections, but in this condition, it…
Dana Rizk, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the approval of Fabhalta (iptacopan) for adults with IgA nephropathy. Iptacopan, a Factor B…
Dana V. Rizk, MD, professor of medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Gerald Appel, MD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Center for Glomerular Disease, Columbia…
Lauren Levy, MS, RDN, CSR, owner of Happy Health Nutrition, LLC, discusses considerations for kidney-friendly diets for patients with IgA nephropathy. She also discusses what parts of the…
