Other risk factors for kidney disease include chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, and certain genetic variants. The new ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a slow health problem that affects how well your kidneys clean your blood. It has five stages ...

Early detection through these simple tests can go a long way in preventing chronic kidney disease and the need for dialysis ...

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a new electronic medical records-based tool that should ...

A simple blood test is one of the best ways to ensure your health is on track and catch any potential warning signs of something more sinister before it's too late, a leading GP has advised. If you ...

In this video, Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, professor and Clinical Chief of Nephrology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discusses the screening process for chronic kidney disease.

When the kidneys are damaged—after surgery, cardiac arrest, or as a side effect of certain medications—doctors often face one ...

Your urine offers vital clues about kidney health. Changes in color, smell, and foaminess can signal underlying issues.

It also took the spot as the 12th leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), with an age-standardized DALY rate ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

The condition usually only shows symptoms when it is advanced, meaning early treatment is missed, killing 45,000 people every ...