Benefits from vitamin D supplementation in kidney disease vary; routine testing is not recommended in otherwise healthy ...

Your kidneys are crucial in maintaining health by filtering waste, balancing body fluids, and regulating blood pressure.

Evidence suggests that 9 in 10 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) do not know they have it. Many people only experience symptoms in the later stages, when there is severe kidney damage and ...

CKD impairs kidney function ... which can lead to dangerously high levels of potassium in the blood. Hyperkalemia is the medical term for excessively high potassium levels. A doctor can diagnose ...

Researchers have found in a new research that Serum creatinine levels, pre-revascularization peak systolic velocity of the ...

COVID-19 in children and adolescents is associated with adverse long-term kidney outcomes, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Albuminuria screening in patients at risk for CKD in primary care, when combined with standard opportunistic screening, shows ...

Covert or latent Toxoplasma gondii infection is significantly correlated with chronic kidney disease, according to research ...

Investigators studied the prevalence and outcomes of venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) among hospitalized patients with and without CKD.

Regulatory milestone enables commercial expansion into high-need international market 10-minute test detects early signs of kidney damage using a ...

"We're not talking about complex medical procedures or expensive ... in how we approach nutrition for people living with chronic kidney disease." The success of the plant-based diet trial was ...

All had CKD stage 3 or higher, spoke English and attended an adult nephrology clinic at an urban academic medical center from June to July 2019. Health literacy was assessed with the Brief Health ...