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Today, leaders from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) will meet with their congressional delegations and call for their support of $67 million in funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Organ Transplantation Program in FY 26.

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The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Ben Ray Luj谩n (D-NM) for introducing legislation to better support living donors, the Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act.

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More than 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney in the U.S. Unfortunately, less than a third of those waiting for a kidney transplant can expect to get one this year. This comes as rates of chronic kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure, continue to climb across the globe. But there is a way to help.

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O carcinoma de c茅lulas renais 茅 a forma mais comum de c芒ncer de rim. Pode-se levar um tempo para processar completamente um diagn贸stico e entender o que ele realmente significa. Desenvolver uma boa compreens茫o da sua doen莽a 鈥� e especialmente do processo diagn贸stico 鈥� pode ajud谩-lo a estabelecer expectativas realistas e a participar ativamente do seu plano de tratamento, diz o Dr. Bradley Leibovich, urologista na Mayo Clinic.

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The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located just below the rib cage, one on each side of your spine. Healthy kidneys filter blood to remove waste and extra water to make urine. Kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma or RCC, forms when healthy cells in one or both kidneys grow out of control. March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more with Dr. Saum Ghodoussipour from Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health!

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El carcinoma de c茅lulas renales es la forma m谩s com煤n de c谩ncer de ri帽贸n. Se puede tomar un tiempo para procesar completamente un diagn贸stico y comprender lo que realmente significa.

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Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer. It can take time to fully process a diagnosis and what, exactly, it may mean.

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The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) today released the ASN Kidney Health Guidance on the Outpatient Management of Patients with Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication experienced by hospitalized adults and pediatric patients. Severe cases of AKI may require in-hospital hemodialysis (AKI D).

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We performed 44 kidney transplants in 2024 (up from 26 in calendar year 2023), a record for Lurie Children's and the most kidney transplants of any pediatric transplant program in the Nation. In addition, we maintain exceptional volumes, with the strongest 1 year patient and graft survival in the nation for pediatric kidney transplant.

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In localized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a tumor鈥檚 ability to use carbon from glucose to feed the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle predicts cancer spread beyond the lung, months to years before metastases are clinically apparent. According to this new research from Children鈥檚 Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Cancer Discovery, tumors with this metabolic activity result in early patient death.

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Joint Statement from ASN, ERA, and ISN: Announcing the ASN-ERA-ISN Kidney Support Initiative

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Study led by Mount Sinai researcher shows sotagliflozin is the only drug in its class to demonstrate these results

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Randomized, placebo-controlled trial finds that low-dose semaglutide reduces amount of alcohol consumption, alcohol cravings, and heavy drinking days. Reductions in cigarettes per day were also seen.

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The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) established a new record in 2024 for solid organ transplants, performing a total of 875 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers will present important research studies during the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, on February 13-15, 2025. The Dana-Farber led research exemplifies innovative and multidisciplinary expertise in prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers, and includes studies examining novel treatments and predictive biomarkers.