Adults with prediabetes experience a faster decline in kidney function than those with normal glucose, highlighting the need ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers who investigated the level of kidney function and subsequent cancer risk in more than 1 million adults have found that reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) — a key ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent ...

Urine and blood test results often become available to patients before their doctors see them, thanks to the online wonders of patient portals. How many of us don’t read the results, relying on our ...

During her first encounter, a 58-year-old woman with long-standing diabetes mellitus and hypertension has a BP of 142/92 mm Hg, weighs 115 lb, and stands 5 ft 3 in tall. She is taking ...

Higher serum urate levels are associated with an increased risk of diabetic kidney disease. Lowering of the serum urate level with allopurinol may slow the decrease in the glomerular filtration rate ...

To address knowledge gaps, investigators conducted a meta-analysis of more than 70,000 patients in 10 trials of SGLT2 inhibitors vs placebo to determine the relative risks of CKD progression across ...

The results of two large-scale studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors significantly ...

Chronic kidney disease or CKD, is a condition that builds over time, as a result of inappropriate kidney function. The ...