kidney disease

Kidney Health for All: This World Kidney Day, Thinking of the Most Vulnerable and Preparing for the Unforeseen

March 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

Sean Pickthorn, MD @SeanPickthorn Dr Sean Pickthorn is currently first-year nephrology fellow at the University of Minnesota. His interests include hypertension, diabetic [...]

#NephMadness 2023: Transitions of Care Region

March 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2023 | #NephMadness | #TransitionsRegion Selection Committee Member: Rasheeda Hall @Rasheeda_HallMD Rasheeda Hall is a physician-scientist in [...]

#NephMadness 2023: Heart Failure Devices Region

March 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2023 | #NephMadness | #CardiacDevices Selection Committee Member: Nisha Bansal @NishaKidneyDoc Nisha Bansal is an Associate Professor and the [...]

#NephMadness 2023: Transgender Health Region

March 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2023 | #NephMadness | #TransgenderRegion Selection Committee Member: Mitchell R. Lunn @MitchellLunn Mitchell R. Lunn (he/him) is an [...]

The Kidney Emoji: An Interview with Drs. Vlasschaert, Teakell, and Seethapathy

December 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

In a recent Editorial published in AJKD, Harish Seethapathy and colleagues make the case that a kidney emoji would promote better health by improving communication between [...]

Highlights from the October 2022 Issue

October 3, 2022 // 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 [...]

USRDS Annual Data Report 2021 Interview with Dr. Kirsten Johansen

May 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

The 2021 USRDS Annual Data Report (ADR) is a massive undertaking and a wealth of information pertaining to patients with kidney disease. In this interview, AJKD Interview [...]

Highlights from the May 2022 Issue

May 1, 2022 // 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 [...]

Highlights from the March 2022 issue

February 28, 2022 // 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 [...]

Tubule or Not Tubule?

December 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

It is widely accepted that estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin creatinine ratio have been used as measures in chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging [...]