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Wounds and CKD: Challenges and Clinical Insights

May 21, 2026May 20, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This post summarizes a presentation from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting. Speakers: Elizabeth Faust and Giovanna Rosario Arroyo Skin and wound issues in

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Hemodiafiltration: Key Highlights from the 2026 NKF Spring Clinical Meeting

May 21, 2026May 20, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This post summarizes a session I attended at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting in New Orleans on May 8, 2026. Presenters: Deborah Clegg,

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KDOQI Updates 2026: CKD Education, ADPKD, IgA Nephropathy and Anemia

May 21, 2026May 20, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This is a summary of a presentation I attended at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting on May 8, 2026 in New Orleans, LA.

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Phosphate additives in ultra-processed foods: a mechanism in cardiorenal disease?

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Speaker: Dr. Mona Calvo This is a summary of a presentation I attended at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting in New Orleans on

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Vitamin K: An underrecognized contributed to CVD in CKD/ESRD

May 7, 2026May 8, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This post is a summary of a presentation I attended at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting in New Orleans on May 7, 2026.

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Do patients on dialysis need renal vitamins?

May 5, 2026May 2, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Renal vitamins are often standard prescriptions for people on dialysis. They are commonly called Replavite or Renavite and typically contain a combination of B vitamins

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Vitamin D in Dialysis: What levels are optimal?

May 1, 2026April 28, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Vitamin D deficiency is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD)—especially among people receiving hemodialysis. But similar to the controversy around optimal levels in the general

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Vitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease: What Do We Really Know?

April 26, 2026April 18, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Given the 2024 changes in vitamin D recommendations for the general population, it’s reasonable to ask: What does this mean for people living with chronic

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Vitamin D Controversy Series: What Clinicians Need to Know

April 20, 2026April 24, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Introduction Most of us know that Vitamin D is essential for bone health, that deficiency should be corrected, and that supplementation is often low-risk. But

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The Vitamin D Controversy (Part 4): Science, Bias, and Conflicts of Interest

April 20, 2026April 18, 2026 Kelly Picard PhD RD

If you’ve made it this far in the series, you might be wondering: Why were the 2011 Endocrine Society guidelines so confident in higher vitamin

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