DEAR DR. ROACH: Outside of limiting your salt intake, avoiding potassium and phosphates, and hydrating properly, is there ...

Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you'll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some ...

Kidney disease often creeps in silently, and many patients aren’t diagnosed until major damage is already done. New research ...

Fish treated with SGLT2 inhibitors maintained healthier kidneys as they aged. Their kidneys preserved denser networks of capillaries, retained a stronger filtration barrier, and showed more stable ...

Patients with immunoglobin A nephropathy who reached complete remission of proteinuria with sparsentan had greater eGFR ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease often require a low-protein diet, and the type of protein may be important for ...

As concerns rise about the effects of tiny plastic particles on human health, Flinders University researchers have led new research on whether nanoplastics can accumulate or cause damage in ...

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A 74-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes presented to our nephrology clinic for follow-up of diabetic kidney disease with a serum creatinine of 180 (reference range 59 ...

A diet rich in plant-based foods and lower in meat may significantly reduce the risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), ...

Octavia Spencer opens up about health advocacy, producing meaningful projects, and her upcoming Super Bowl ad promoting ...

A plant-forward EAT-Lancet diet with less meat and less sugar may help prevent and reduce the risk of chronci kidney disease, ...