Researchers investigate how birth weight determines kidney function changes following prolonged physical activity in ...

Kidney function tests like eGFR, creatinine, and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio can reveal early signs of kidney disease long before symptoms appear. Understanding what these numbers mean helps you ...

Source: Getty Images Several observational studies including hundreds of thousands of patients have suggested a link between COVID-19 and worsening kidney health. It’s imperative that kidney damage ...

Penn researchers are developing a blood test to predict kidney disease risk in Black Americans, who face disproportionately ...

Excessive phosphate loading within the proximal tubular lumen has been proposed as a key mechanism driving progression of ...

Abstract: With the continuous increase in the incidence rate of respiratory diseases, the importance of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in early diagnosis and disease monitoring has become ...

Dr. Cedrek McFadden, a board-certified colorectal and general surgeon with over 20 years of clinical experience at Prisma ...

A 76-year-old woman, who had a history of treated hepatitis C virus infection, presented with rapidly progressive kidney failure and a stroke. Palpable purpura on the legs was noted. A diagnosis ...

Acute Kidney Injury has multiple causes and no single test, making early detection difficult; dehydration, infections, and ...

When you have a routine blood test, your doctor often checks many different numbers to understand how your body is working. One of these numbers is called creatinine. Many people see this term in ...

A new blood test can predict which people of African ancestry with high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to develop kidney failure, even years before any symptoms appear. “What has been ...

Ozempic may help protect kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. People taking Ozempic have rarely reported kidney injury and worsening kidney function. Ozempic ...