Alarmed by the steep rise in the number of Americans with kidney failure -- now estimated at 340,000, up from 183,000 a decade years ago -- the nonprofit National Kidney Foundation this week released ...

Kidney disease can remain silent for years. Learn three warning signs and two simple tests that can help detect kidney damage ...

New Orleans — Clinicians are not discussing genetic testing or counseling with the majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in whom such testing is indicated, a new survey found. “This ...

About 37 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease and studies show that genetics may explain between 10% and 20% of cases in adults (and as many as 70% of cases in children).

A simple blood test could reveal kidney disease earlier so more can be done to halt progression, while also allowing better ongoing management of kidney health by simpler monitoring. Nearly one-third ...

Giving patients and their providers genetic test results for kidney failure risk promotes positive behavioral change that could decrease an individual's likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease ...

The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...

Heart disease and kidney disease are closely linked, and kidney damage can remain silent for years. These simple blood, urine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of National Kidney Foundation respondents were unaware of genetic testing opportunities. Only 9% ...

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a simple urine test performed on deceased kidney donors could help doctors make better transplant decisions, giving more people ...

Over the past few visits, I noticed that my kidney function results indicated a “mild to moderate decrease in kidney function ...