Acute graft pyelonephritis (AGPN) in renal transplant recipients does not impair long-term graft function, according to Spanish researchers.

Individuals who form kidney stones are at increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) independent of CKD and other risk factors, according to researchers.

Active surveillance may be a suitable option for many men with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa), Swedish researchers concluded.

Black and Hispanic living kidney donors are at increased relative risk for hypertension, diabetes requiring drug therapy, and CKD compared with their white counterparts, according to researchers.

CHICAGO—Tasquinimod, a novel biologic agent, may significantly slow the rate of disease progression and improve progression-free survival in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRCP), according to a new study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

Higher dietary potassium intake is associated with an increased risk of death in long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients, new findings suggest.

Aspirin use is associated with a significantly decreased risk of prostate cancer, with the greatest reduction in risk found with daily use of low doses of the drug, according to researchers.

Percutaneous cryoablation of larger renal masses can be performed with high technical success and low complication rates, according to researchers.

Most men with PSA levels of 4 ng/mL or below and who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer have low-risk disease yet undergo aggressive local treatment, a study found.

C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts development of proteinuria in a screened cohort, according to Japanese researchers.