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Jill Rollet

Jill Rollet

Executive Editor at Endocrinology - Healio

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Physicians who stay after residency may be more difficult to retain

CHICAGO — Institutions that struggle to retain physicians after residency may benefit from encouraging attending physicians and staffers to view new graduates as emerging independent practitioners rather than as students. How institutions perceive and treat residents after graduation has consequences for both professional identity and retention, according to Jennie An, a recent graduate of Saint
3 months ago
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CMS form change will be ‘devastating for research’ in kidney care

National kidney care organizations are calling for CMS to reinstate recently removed fields for self-identified race and ethnicity on Form CMS-2728, the Medicare enrollment form for patients with end-stage kidney disease.In an Aug. 18 letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet C. Oz, MD, representatives from the American Society of Nephrology, the American Nephrology Nurses Association and the National
3 months ago
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Perception of fairness, knowledge, religion influence living organ ...

Adults with greater knowledge and trust in the organ donation system were more likely to report willingness to be a living donor for a family member, according to an analysis of national survey data. “Willingness to become a living donor is shaped by what people know and how much they trust the fairness of the transplant system,” Lauren D. Nephew, MD, MA, MSCE, assistant professor of
4 months ago
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Q&A: ‘Validating’ CKD, dialysis burden can help in pain management

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those on dialysis have chronic pain and want to talk about it with their nephrologist, according to Hesham Y. Shaban, MD, a palliative care and nephrology physician at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. Patients with CKD and end-stage kidney disease “have the same kind of pain everyone else has,” Shaban told Healio. About 63% report musculoskeletal
5 months ago
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Economic analysis: Dialysis center duopoly keeps commercial insuran...

From 2005 to 2019, two companies consolidated ownership in the dialysis center market and were the only option for nearly one-third of U.S. residents, according to results of an economic analysis.In addition, in service areas with one or more large chain, centers received higher mean payments from commercial insurers for hemodialysis sessions, Ryan C. McDevitt, PhD, professor of economics at
6 months ago
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‘We need this’: Pig-to-human kidney transplants enter clinical trials

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a pig organ as soon as this summer as part of a clinical trial program approved by the agency in February.If results are positive, xenotransplantation — transplanting a non-human organ into a human — could become a plausible solution to the shortage of human
6 months ago
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Finerenone plus SGLT2 inhibitor reduces albuminuria more than eithe...

Adults with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes had slower kidney function decline with a combination of the nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone and empagliflozin vs. either alone, according to study data. In addition, researchers observed no clinically significant increased risks for adverse events with the combination therapy. Data from the CONFIDENCE trial
7 months ago
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Q&A: ‘Always learning’ nephrologist embraces internet as education ...

With more than 15,000 followers and 18,000 posts on X and a podcast called “Channel Your Enthusiasm” reviewing a classic text about acid-base and electrolyte disorders, Roger Rodby, MD, has embraced internet education. Rodby serves as a community leader for the American Society of Nephrology online open community and is a member of the social media advisory group for the American
8 months ago
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‘Micro-communication’ behaviors can earn patient trust

Patients with kidney disease may have their own reasons for not putting their faith in the health care system, but physicians can help earn their trust with small behaviors, according to an expert. Healio talked with Justin Ponder, chief learning officer at the leadership development training company Uplifting Impact, about how mistrust might affect patient care in nephrology and how kidney care
8 months ago
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Solo home hemodialysis can be safe for patients and clinicians

Among the top three barriers to home dialysis, cited independently by both patients and clinicians, is the need for home-based support, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease in 2024.The most recent USRDS Annual Data Report shows 14.5% of U.S. patients with end-stage kidney disease use home dialysis. For the 2.4% of patients who use home hemodialysis, the 2017 FDA
8 months ago
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Facilitators and barriers to pediatric living kidney donation uniqu...

BOSTON — About 24% of families who preferred a language other than English received a kidney from a living donor for their child compared with 49% of families who spoke English, according to study data from a single center in Philadelphia. In an oral poster session — new at this year’s National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings — Stephanie Kerkvliet, MD, a fellow
9 months ago
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Post-donation risks higher for male vs. female kidney donors with n...

BOSTON — Among living kidney donors with normal blood pressure, men were more likely than women to have worsening kidney function during the first 2 years after donation, according to study data. Findings were presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
9 months ago
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Pre-visit handout raised post-visit CKD knowledge regardless of hea...

Adults with chronic kidney disease who received a short handout about CKD before seeing a nephrologist showed increased knowledge of the disease after the visit compared with patients who did not receive the educational material.Results were similar for patients with adequate and inadequate health literacy, according to researchers.
9 months ago
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GLP-1 drugs may extend life, graft survival for kidney transplant r...

For kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes, use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with improved long-term graft survival and overall survival, according to study data.In a retrospective cohort study, Babak J. Orandi, MD, PhD, associate professor in the departments of surgery and medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, and colleagues
9 months ago
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Additional support may be key to combat shortages in nephrology wor...

An aging population with more chronic metabolic disorders, an aging nursing workforce and a dearth of nephrology fellows may signal a continued decrease in the nephrology workforce, according to Healio | Nephrology News & Issues sources.“A shortage of nephrologists since the start of the specialty has always put extra workloads on those in practice. Remember the projections of potential
10 months ago
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Recent wildfires, hurricanes test kidney care disaster response

Extreme weather and climate disasters pose particular dangers for patients with chronic kidney disease who are dependent on dialysis.Whether they need to leave their home, patients may experience treatment interruption, loss of health care providers, lack of appropriate food and clean water, and increased infection risks. Health care providers may encounter damaged facilities and infrastructure,
11 months ago
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Elimination of race in eGFR equation does not affect links to demen...

When eGFR was calculated using creatinine and cystatin C and without adjusting for race, adults with eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 had greater risk for dementia, but not for stroke, than those with normal eGFR, according to study data. “Clinical laboratories commonly calculate a patient’s eGFR using only serum creatinine. A National Kidney Foundation-American Society of Nephrology
11 months ago
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Adding age to glomerular filtration rate calculation improves hyper...

An equation for detecting hyperfiltration that incorporates age but not body surface area may improve early identification of diabetic nephropathy, according to findings from researchers in Japan. Hyperfiltration may not be detected for patients with obesity using the current method of determining glomerular filtration rate corrected for body surface area, Akihiro Tsuda, MD, PhD, a lecturer
11 months ago
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Nephrologists can address inertia behind obesity care

Obesity is an important health issue for patients with chronic kidney disease, speeding its progression, contributing to disability and limiting access to organ transplantation. Up to now, nephrologists typically do not manage obesity.“There’s a huge amount of inertia with obesity management,” Holly J. Kramer, MD, MPH, professor in the division of nephrology and hypertension at
11 months ago
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Top news stories related to diabetes and kidney disease in 2024

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology news stories related to diabetes and metabolic dysfunction in 2024. Readers were most interested in kidney effects of diabetes medications and new guidance for diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases from Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.
12 months ago
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Center closures, hemodifiltration among top CKD-related news storie...

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology news stories related to chronic kidney disease in 2024. Readers were interested in dialysis center closures, hemodiafiltration, benefits of semaglutide, effects of preeclampsia and environmental conditions on CKD risk and more.
12 months ago