Obi Umeh, MD, MSc, VP, Franchise Global Program Leader at Takeda, discusses interim results from a study investigating mezagitamab for the treatment of patients with IgA nephropathy. This…
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…
Brian Shuch, MD, director of the UCLA Kidney Cancer Program, discusses renal cysts. These are very common, especially in individuals over the age of 50, and are usually asymptomatic.…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, highlights that CKD is more common than realized, affecting about 37 million adults in the US, but 90% may not be…
Majd Isreb, MD, FACP, FASN, IFMCP, from the Integrative Kidney Institute, discusses the link between inflammation and chronic kidney disease (CKD). He explains that CKD patients have higher…
This webinar snippet features Neera Dahl, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, medical director of nephrology, and director of the Nephrology Clinical Trials Program at Yale School of Medicine,…
A Kishore Kumar, MD, DM, a consultant nephrologist and renal transplant physician at PACE Hospitals, discusses high blood potassium levels in patients with kidney disease. For patients with…
Nephrologist Sumeska Thavarajah, MD, of Johns Hopkins, discusses the complications of kidney disease. Kidney disease can affect the body’s ability to filter blood, balance chemicals, and can lead…
Alp Ikizler, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the issue of obesity in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis. Dr Ikizler emphasizes the importance of…
Fouad Chebib, MD, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting kidney failure in patients with polycystic…
Amira Abdelrasoul, PhD, PEng, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. She…
Chronic kidney disease often goes unnoticed until it reaches an advanced stage. Early detection can help treat and prevent the disease before it necessitates dialysis or kidney transplantation.…
