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Evaluating Innovations in Middle Molecule Clearance

Evaluating Innovations in Middle Molecule Clearance

“The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.”¹ None of us would ever choose to have kidney failure. And that is exactly why innovations that help patients feel better and live healthier are critical to our work serving the kidney community. Middle molecule clearance is emerging as a meaningful […]

Heart, Kidney & Metabolic Care: A Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

Heart, Kidney & Metabolic Care: A Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

For U.S. healthcare systems, clinical and financial stability can be achieved when we look beyond treatment options for individual disease states and instead take a more holistic approach that also addresses the pathological mechanisms that extend across multiple disease states. The American Heart Association definition of the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM syndrome), a systemic overlap of […]

SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Play Role in Slowing Kidney Disease Progression

SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Play Role in Slowing Kidney Disease Progression

For years, kidney care has primarily focused on managing kidney failure. Now, new data is empowering a crucial clinical focus: preserving kidney function before kidney disease advances. A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides a compelling signal for care providers: When it comes to slowing chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression for people with […]

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Clinical Excellence Corporate Responsibility Innovation Leadership

Transforming Kidney Care

Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics are being scaled to segment patients into several different areas, including risk for CKD progression and eventual need for dialysis. These models are used to develop effective and efficient integrated care delivery systems. Incorporating this technology into care delivery will be essential to helping reduce CKD rates and slow disease progression.

July 6, 2020
Clinical Excellence

Plant-Based Eating for Chronic Kidney Disease

For those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), moving to a plant-based, kidney-friendly diet may be beneficial. When you eat plant-based, you don’t have to cut out all animal products.

June 14, 2020
Clinical Excellence

Cruise Against the Clock for a Perfect Kidney Match

Time wasn’t necessarily on Melissa Flores’ side in August of 2019. At that time, Flores was on the waiting list for a second kidney transplant.

June 9, 2020
Clinical Excellence

Living Life by a Blood Type: B Positive

Sally Hernandez recommends people speak to their care team and nephrologist about kidney transplant as a treatment option for kidney failure.

June 3, 2020
Corporate Responsibility Leadership

Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best: Protecting Dialysis Centers from Natural Disasters

People with end stage kidney disease receive life-sustaining dialysis treatment three times per week. Any missed appointments, lack of access to clean water or missing medications could endanger their health. That’s why having a highly-coordinated disaster management plan is critical.

May 26, 2020

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