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Popular HIV Med Linked to Risk of Kidney Damage

SAN FRANCISCO—Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases over time, according to a study of more than 10,000 patients ...More
February 13, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Surgeons Using Fewer High-Risk Donor Organs

BALTIMORE—One-third of U.S. transplant surgeons “overreacted” and started to use fewer organs from high-risk donors after four Chicago patients were transplanted in 2007 with organs from a single donor unknowingly infected with HIV, according to a study in the January issue ...More
January 18, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Poor Kidney Function Common Among Injection Drug Users

WASHINGTON—Poor kidney function is common among injection drug users, particularly those with HIV, according to a study appearing online Aug. 12 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). ...More
August 16, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Protein Helps Diagnose CKD Caused by HIV

New data collected at Columbia University Medical Center and by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine are helping researchers understand the extent to which the protein Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) can play a significant role in marking chronic kidney ...More
July 24, 2009
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
A Q&A with NKF President-Elect Lynda Szczech

In April, Lynda A. Szczech, MD, MSCE, FASN, became the first woman in the National Kidney Foundation’s 60-year history to be appointed President-elect. ...More
June 24, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
MYH9 Gene May Predispose Blacks to Kidney Disease

New research reveals that the MYH9 gene may be responsible for many cases of kidney disease among Blacks. ...More
June 9, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Anemia Drug Off-Label Suit Still Active

LOS ANGELES—The federal class-action accusing Amgen, Inc., DaVita, Inc., and Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., of illegally promoting off-label use of drugs in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) appears to be lingering. ...More
December 30, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Patients with HIV, hepatitis C at increased kidney disease risk

NEW YORK—Patients with both HIV and hepatitis C have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney disease than patients with only HIV, a new study published in AIDS revealed. ...More
October 2, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
NKF brings awareness to CKD in HIV patients

A program to raise awareness among clinicians and HIV treatment educators about the growing problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with HIV was launched by the National Kidney Foundation, Medical News Today reported. ...More
August 27, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

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