2026

Response to Rituximab as a Maintenance Therapy in Adult INS: An Interview

July 15, 2026 // 0 Comments

Rituximab effectively limits the number of relapses in childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndromes (INS) and reduces exposure to corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants. [...]

Re-centering Primary Care in the Long-Term Care of Living Kidney Donors

July 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

Dr. Justin Oveyssi is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in Transplant Nephrology at UCSF. His clinical and academic work focuses on post–kidney transplant care, [...]

Highlights from the July 2026 Issue

July 1, 2026 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]

Introducing the 2026-27 AJKD Editorial Interns

June 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

So many eminently qualified applicants responded to our recent call for applications to the AJKD Editorial Internship Program, the editors were both impressed, and saddened [...]

Apixaban for Atrial Fibrillation in Dialysis: An Interview

June 17, 2026 // 0 Comments

Atrial fibrillation is common among patients with kidney failure treated with hemodialysis. A recent study published in AJKD by Winkelmayer et al examined the efficacy and [...]

#NephMadness 2027: Call for Topic Suggestions

June 11, 2026 // 0 Comments

NephMadness 2026 is still fresh in our memories, but it’s already time to start thinking about NephMadness 2027! Which topics would you like to see in next year’s [...]

Real-World Evidence for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Across the CKD Spectrum

June 10, 2026 // 0 Comments

Dr. Linda-Marie Lavenburg is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Renal-Electrolyte Division. She is an internal-medicine and pediatric-trained [...]

Highlights from the June 2026 Issue

June 1, 2026 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]

Complement Inhibition in IgAN: An Interview

May 27, 2026 // 0 Comments

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common immune-mediated glomerular disease worldwide. Advanced understanding of the role of complement in IgAN pathogenesis has motivated [...]

A Decade of Progress: Reducing Cardiovascular Morbidity in Chronic Kidney Disease

May 20, 2026 // 0 Comments

Bertram Pitt is professor emeritus of the University of Michigan School of Medicine where he spent 15 years as the director of the Division of Cardiology. His research in [...]

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