Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interaction of heart disease with kidney disease may be present at subclinical stages. Echocardiographic ...

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...

Robotic and minimally invasive kidney cancer surgery may reduce pain, shorten recovery time and preserve kidney function, according to Dr. Armine Smith. Robotic and minimally invasive surgery for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Incidence of end-stage kidney disease for those with newly diagnosed antibody-associated vasculitis was 22% at ...

Reducing the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes, per new research in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Post hoc retrospective ...

An international team of scientists has found a way to regenerate kidneys damaged by disease, restoring function and preventing kidney failure. The discovery could drastically improve treatments for ...

A new study found an association between hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use and early and long-term benefits on kidney function in people with lupus nephritis, (LN, lupus-related kidney disease). HCQ (known ...

Roni Caryn Rabin has reported on the development of genetically modified animal organs for human transplant since 2021. Surgeons in Birmingham and New York City on Wednesday reported advances in the ...

A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead. More ...

Unvaccinated patients were 5.54 times more likely to die in the hospital. Patients vaccinated against COVID-19 who caught the virus -- and were hospitalized with reduced kidney function -- had better ...