Tag: nephrologists
ASDIN president outlines the Society’s achievements from the past two years...
At this year’s American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) annual scientific meeting (23–25 February 2024, New Orleans, USA), outgoing president Vandana Dua...
Fistula, graft or catheter—first and foremost, dialysis patients want an access...
“Catheters are not nearly as bad as we make them out to be.” This was one of the salient messages delivered by Theodore Saad...
Aisha Shaikh
Aisha Shaikh’s career in general and interventional nephrology has seen her assume leading roles in vascular access clinics, dialysis units and transplant centres alike,...
EVA 2022: The “way ahead” is increased flexibility offered by home...
At this year’s EndoVascular Access meeting (EVA; 24–25 June, Patras, Greece), Michael Aragon—nephrologist and chief medical officer of Outset Medical—outlined existing benefits and barriers to...
Charmaine Lok
Equally at home on the ward seeing patients, at study sites conducting research, and travelling the world for voluntary medical missions, Charmaine Lok has...
Fresenius becomes latest company to join new CMS kidney care payment...
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has become the latest company to announce partnerships with nephrology providers via the new Kidney Care Choices (KCC)...
Cannulation difficulties among biggest hurdles for device-created fistulas
Difficulties in cannulation are currently as pressing as any other challenge facing patients who undergo device-enabled arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation for dialysis. This was...
Strive Health unveils dedicated platform to help nephrologists deliver holistic, patient-centred...
Strive Health has announced Strive Care Partners (SCP)—a dedicated platform that enables nephrologists to share and succeed in global risk contracts with payors, according...
Rubicon Founders launches Evergreen Nephrology with intent to “transform” kidney care
Rubicon Founders has announced the launch of Evergreen Nephrology—a company partnering with nephrologists to transform kidney care, according to a press release. Evergreen is...
NKF publishes recommendations to move thousands of patients from dialysis to...
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has released a position paper, developed by 16 nephrology experts from 13 institutions, with recommendations designed to navigate future research...
Monogram Health raises US$160 million in funding to accelerate “next-generation” kidney...
Monogram Health, a benefit management and care delivery company attempting to transform care for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease...
Better patient education required in decision-making process for kidney disease treatments
Those living with kidney disease need better, more relevant patient education to best participate in the decision-making about their treatment, a new study published...
InterWell Health brings together nephrologist investors via US$46 million funding round
Massachusetts-based physician organisation InterWell Health has announced the closing of a Series B funding round worth US$46 million. The company claims this funding round...