Acute kidney injury did not necessarily explain the study results. Hospitalized patients with reduced kidney function on admission who are discharged with apparently normal kidney function have ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

A high-protein diet, often recommended as a way to lose weight and stay healthy, appears to be harmful to the kidneys in individuals with apparently normal kidney function, two separate new studies ...

Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is related to lisinopril. As a result, he decreased my daily dosage to just 10 mg ...

Your kidneys are pretty vital: They filter your blood and get rid of the waste in the body through urine. They’re also responsible for helping to regulate your blood pressure, producing red blood ...

Scientists have reversed acute kidney injury in mice by genetically altering ceramide processing, preventing damage to mitochondria. This drug-free approach resulted in completely normal kidney ...

Children born with a single kidney, known as unilateral renal agenesis (URA), often lead healthy lives due to the remaining kidney's ability to adapt and compensate. While rare, affecting about 1 in 1 ...

With kidney disease on the rise worldwide, we asked the nation's top specialists to share the early signs of the condition. Keep reading for the surprising kidney disease symptoms to watch out for and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Male living kidney donors with normal blood pressure pre-donation had higher risk for kidney function decline vs ...

A 35-year-old female A visited several hospitals for repeated flank pain and hematuria from a few years ago, but did not ...