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 ...

Congenital urinary tract conditions can lead to serious complications, including fetal loss and kidney failure in childhood ...

The human body can survive weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet millions of people walk around in a state of chronic dehydration, completely unaware that their kidneys are slowly ...

Equations underestimate the slope of renal decline over time In chronic kidney disease care, the central clinical question is ...

Blood test reports often feel like a maze of unfamiliar terms. But, two markers hold a lot of meaning: uric acid and ...

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have shown that an orally administered small molecule, ...

A Fargo medical team completed a rare dual kidney transplant, a procedure performed only about 100 times annually in the U.S.

Improper hydration and sudden body temperature changes during heatwaves should be avoided, as they can lead to kidney stones ...

That vitamin bottle on your kitchen counter promising improved energy, stronger immunity, or enhanced performance might hide an uncomfortable truth – many popular supplements can damage your kidneys ...

Using a registry of real-world patients with lupus nephritis, investigators studied trajectories of kidney function decline over a decade.

Black patients with chronic kidney diseases have faced historically longer waiting times for kidney transplants due to an ...