Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that even slight abnormalities in kidney function—within the normal ...

Major differences between eGFR based on cystatin C compared with creatinine were associated with higher rates for all-cause mortality, CV events and kidney failure for outpatients, according to data ...

"People with chronic kidney disease generally have no symptoms until they’re very near kidney failure," said kidney-health ...

(NEXSTAR) — Doctors revealed Sunday that blood tests for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who has been hospitalized since Valentine’s Day after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened, show early ...

June 19, 2012 — A study involving more than 1.8 million adults in Alberta, Canada, has uncovered an unexpectedly high incidence of untreated kidney failure among the elderly, suggesting the need for ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to impact 14% of US adults. CKD patients typically have to undergo regular dialysis treatment ...

Dialysis or a kidney transplant is needed for kidney failure to help you live longer. Early symptoms like fatigue and nausea ...

Inflammation from lupus can cause a type of kidney disease called lupus nephritis. Learn more about how lupus affects the kidneys and lupus nephritis. For some people, lupus nephritis can lead to ...

Keratin hair treatments marketed as formaldehyde-free can rapidly cause acute kidney injury through oxalate buildup. Glyoxylic acid hair treatments can trigger rapid kidney failure in young women ...