World Kidney Day, observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March, is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

On this significant day, we are delighted to present a curated collection of articles and Special Issues dedicated to groundbreaking research and innovative approaches on nephrology and dialysis. We invite readers to explore these contributions and join us in safeguarding kidney health worldwide.

“Risk Factors and Potential Treatments for Fatigue in Patients with Advanced CKD: A Narrative Review”
by Ai Xia, Yvette Meuleman, Friedo W. Dekker and Ellen K. Hoogeveen
Kidney Dial. 2025, 5(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial5010008

“Hypercalcemia: A Practice Overview of Its Diagnosis and Causes”
by Vincenzo Calabrese, Roberta M. Messina, Valeria Cernaro, Alessandra Farina, Ylenia Di Pietro, Guido Gembillo, Elisa Longhitano, Chiara Casuscelli, Giovanni Taverna and Domenico Santoro
Kidney Dial. 2025, 5(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial5010007

“Dyslipidemia and Development of Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Diabetic Japanese Adults: A 26-Year, Community-Based, Longitudinal Study”
by Yukari Okawa and Toshiharu Mitsuhashi
Kidney Dial. 2024, 4(4), 246-256; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial4040020

“Exploring the Cardiorenal Benefits of SGLT2i: A Comprehensive Review”
by Angelica Cersosimo, Andrea Drera, Marianna Adamo, Marco Metra and Enrico Vizzardi
Kidney Dial. 2024, 4(4), 184-202; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial4040016

“Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Children after Cardiopulmonary Bypass”
by Dmitrii Balakhnin, Ilya Chermnykh, Artem Ivkin and Evgeny Grigoriev
Kidney Dial. 2024, 4(2), 116-125; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial4020009

“Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Severe Leptospirosis: Fatal Re-Emerging Disease in Latin America”
by Elber Osorio-Rodríguez, Dairo Rodelo-Barrios, Carlos Rebolledo-Maldonado, Alberto Polo-Barranco, Jhonny Patiño-Patiño, Mauricio Aldana-Roa, Valeria Sánchez-Daza, Emily Sierra-Ordoñez and Alfonso Bettin-Martínez
Kidney Dial. 2024, 4(2), 78-92; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial4020006

“An Update on Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia”
by Steven Van Laecke
Kidney Dial. 2024, 4(1), 1-14; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial4010001

“The View of Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome as a Podocytopathy”
by Pedro Alves Soares Vaz de Castro, Thomas Fujihara Ide, Fernando Crespo Torres and Ana Cristina Simões e Silva
Kidney Dial. 2023, 3(4), 346-372; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial3040030

“The Utilization of Body Composition to Predict Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Determine Association with CKD Stage in Individuals with Mid-Spectrum CKD: A Pilot Study”
by Jeffrey S. Forsse, Kathleen A. Richardson, Tomas J. Chapman-Lopez, Ricardo Torres, Jeffery L. Heileson, Ahmed Ismaeel, LesLee Funderburk, Andrew R. Gallucci, Dale C. Allison and Panagiotis Koutakis
Kidney Dial. 2023, 3(3), 265-273; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial3030024

“miR-148b as a Potential Biomarker for IgA Nephropathy”
by Santosh Kumar, C. Priscilla, Sreejith Parameswaran, Deepak Gopal Shewade, Pragasam Viswanathan and Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh
Kidney Dial. 2023, 3(1), 84-94; https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial3010008