The updated guideline addresses rapid advances in pharmacologic management, balancing use of newer, older drugs.

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

Amy Bies was recovering in the hospital from injuries inflicted during a car accident in May 2007 when routine laboratory tests showed that her blood glucose and cholesterol were both dangerously high ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results. Will dialysis and organ transplants become a thing of the past? A healthy ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of fluid-filled cysts gradually develop within the kidneys. As these cysts enlarge and multiply, they damage the surrounding ...

Nine out of 10 people with chronic kidney disease only find out when it progresses to later stages. Here’s what we know about its risk factors—and why there's new reason to hope for more effective ...

Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that power kidney cells. By altering ceramide metabolism or using a new drug ...

cDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China dResearch Department of ...

Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure. By Nina Agrawal The number of adults with chronic kidney disease is growing, according to a study ...