Underuse of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) and ESA hyporesponsiveness are 2 important reasons for red blood cell transfusion, according to a recent review. It is difficult to avoid the use of ...

Panelists discuss how chronic kidney disease leads to iron deficiency anemia through a complex interplay of impaired iron absorption, increased hepcidin production driven by inflammatory cytokines, ...

Oral vadadustat, one of a new class of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHIs), is effective in the treatment of anemia in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: All right. Let’s go to our payer, Dr Crittenden, who has distinguished us with his presence from the west coast. What percentage of your population with CKD [chronic kidney disease ...

A new study used German data to assess the effects of CKD, anemia, or both on the development and eventual progression of HF among at-risk and symptomatic patients. The prevalence and severity of CKD ...

Roxadustat is now under FDA review for treating anemia of chronic kidney disease, in both non-dialysis-dependent and dialysis-dependent patients, with a PDUFA date of Dec. 20, 2020. So for the last 30 ...

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may be a better adjunct treatment to reduce anemia risk than glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for patients with type 2 diabetes ...

Credit: Getty Images. Daprodustat is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jesduvroq (daprodustat) for the treatment of ...

Anemia of chronic disease is anemia caused by inflammation from a long-term or chronic illness. It is also called anemia of inflammation. People with anemia of chronic disease may have normal or even ...

Treatment with vadadustat was noninferior to darbepoetin alfa in correcting and maintaining Hb levels in adults with incident dialysis-dependent CKD. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

If your blood work shows that you have iron deficiency, your doctor will prescribe a trial of iron supplements, either through pills or injection. Iron pills are inexpensive and easy to take, but they ...