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Review of the 60th European Renal Association (ERA) Congress

CELEBRATING 60 years of congresses, the European Renal Association (ERA) held their 2023 congress in Milan, Italy, and virtually…

ERA 2023 Abstract Highlights

The following selected highlights explore several fascinating abstracts that were presented at the 60th European Renal…

EAN 2023: Cutting edge diagnosis and management strategies in neuromuscular disease.

EAN 2023: Cutting edge diagnosis and management strategies in neuromuscular disease. This highly informative and thought-provoking…

EMJ Nephrology 11.1 2023

We are delighted to share the latest issue of EMJ Nephrology with you, featuring peer-reviewed articles, as well as insightful interviews with esteemed experts in the field.

Proteinuria as a Surrogate Endpoint for Disease Progression in IgA Nephropathy: Predicting Long-Term Treatment Effects of Sparsentan

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a rare, life-limiting disease for which there is significant unmet need. Until recently, drug development for…

Deceased Donor Transplantation: Patient Selection, Ethics, and New Approaches

One of the main challenges faced by those working in solid organ transplantation and those on the waiting list to receive a transplant…

Contemporary Acute Kidney Injury Management

The first speaker, Greet De Vlieger, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Belgium, explained that AKI is a frequent complication that…

Interview: Catherine Quinlan

I only ever wanted to be a paediatrician, thanks to ER’s Doug Ross, and my first job was on the nephrology service in Temple Street…

Recent Advances in Targeting Complement in Glomerular Disease

The complement system has been an appealing drug target for a long time. However, early drug development efforts have failed for…

The Effect of Tip Placement on Fibrin Sheath Formation in Poorly Functioning Tunnelled Haemodialysis Lines

One of the most common causes of a poorly functioning haemodialysis (HD) line is the formation of a fibrin sheath. Tunnelled HD lines contain a Dacron® (Invista, Wichita, Kansas, USA) cuff at the skin entry site, which helps secure the catheter in place due to the fibrosis that occurs in the subdermal tissues.