Is Proteinuria a Good Outcome Measure for FSGS?

  Jonathan Troost, PhD, from the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research at the University of Michigan, discusses the statistical analysis that determined if proteinuria is a viable outcome measure for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). FSGS...

PROOF-HD Study Enrolling Huntington Disease Patients

  Michael Hayden, MBChB, PhD, CEO of Prilenia Therapeutics and a Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia, discusses the PROOF-HD trial. The PROOF-HD trial is testing the safety and efficacy of pridopidine in patients with early stage Huntington...

Overview of Hepatorenal Syndrome

  Florence Wong, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, gives an overview of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS-1). As Dr. Wong explains, HRS-1 is a life-threatening syndrome involving acute kidney failure in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. It...

What is Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

  Howard Trachtman, MD, Pediatric Nephrologist at NYU Langone Health provides an overview of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). FSGS is a heterogeneous kidney disorder best defined as glomerular histopathology. Patients with FSGS typically present with a...