Partial nephrectomy preserves renal function better than radical nephrectomy for complex tumors, especially in younger ...

Diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide, and with approximately 4.2 million South Africans ...

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a ...

In summary, chronic kidney disease progresses slowly and is divided into five stages based on how well the kidneys are ...

Doctors diagnose both types of kidney disease using blood and urine tests. A key test is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which measures how well the kidneys are filtering. In acute kidney injury ...

Renal insufficiency may be disease related, caused by ureteral blockage, prior nephrectomy or, more often, age-related decrease in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).

Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP, explains why a REMS program is not required for the endothelin A receptor antagonist and how ...

If you take OTC proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), you could be among the uncounted. Familiar brands include Prilosec (omeprazole ...

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have less phosphate removal from their ... or quasi-RCTs of adults with CKD (any glomerular filtration rate; GFR) comparing a phosphate binder to placebo, ...

Proton pump inhibitor use is implicated in decline in kidney graft function after transplantation. Extended proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with decline in graft function in kidney ...

Total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality were reduced with empagliflozin, regardless of kidney function.

When waste builds up in your system because your kidneys aren’t filtering it out, it can start to mess with other parts of ...