Persistent swelling in eyes, feet, hands, or abdomen may signal kidney disease seek medical advice for timely diagnosis and ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects nearly 36 million people. “CKD is a real public health crisis, and one that’s steadily rising,” said Merlin Thomas, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRACP, a professor of ...

A new national study evaluating a landmark U.S. transplant policy change finds that efforts to correct the harms of race-based kidney function equations are associated with increased kidney ...

Doctors warn that early kidney disease is increasingly being detected in young adults in their 20s and 30s, often without ...

Chronic kidney disease claims over 50,000 lives each year, and most victims never saw it coming. National Kidney Month is ...

Experts warn that recurrent kidney stones and declining kidney function may signal a curable hormone disorder. TAMPA, ...

A loved one of mine has had kidney problems for his whole life. He’s now on the transplant list, and his kidney function is ...

By Nancy Lapid March 9 (Reuters) - Black patients with failing kidneys are receiving more transplants and spending less time on transplant waiting lists, after decades in which race-based medical ...

Incidental detection has increased with ubiquitous CT/MRI, inflating early-stage ‘small renal mass’ diagnoses and complicating interpretation of a ~5% rise in <50-year incidence. Obesity, hypertension ...

The kidney filters blood to remove waste products and excess water. In addition, the kidney plays a role in acid-base (pH) ...

Concern is growing about the rising number of Barbadians requiring dialysis for kidney disease, with advocates warning that the country’s health system ...