Health experts say subtle changes in urination, swelling and persistent fatigue may appear long before kidney disease is ...

Patient education should function as preventive medicine instead of an afterthought delivered late in disease progression.

Landmark study of 2,470 patients across two U.S. health systems demonstrates sustained risk-stratified improvements in kidney ...

The kidneys maintain body homeostasis via the numerous functional properties of their ~2 million independent units, the nephrons (Fig. 1). The excretory function of the kidneys is expressed by the ...

A New Canaan police officer says a bag of chips led to a surprising diagnosis. Clinton Jarvis said he had a cashew allergy ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) doesn’t just affect your kidneys. It changes how your heart and blood vessels function, too. Over time, CKD can significantly raise your risk of heart problems. “The ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows. Health care providers for decades have measured ...

Kidney disease is often associated with lifestyle factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure. However, many people ...

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) without lupus nephritis (LN) have increased risk of chronic kidney disease ...

Buckeye mother Jelsa Seid spends her days balancing the challenges of raising a family while living with end-stage kidney ...

Dr Ruquaya Ahmad Mir explains why kidney cancer is often detected late. Here is why knowing the early signs is crucial.

These two Victorians knew they had a chronic kidney disease – but didn’t know what it could lead to, and now they’re speaking ...