Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Common tests used in cancer clinical trials to evaluate kidney function may unnecessarily exclude some ...

"Contrast harms the kidneys"—this belief has been present among patients for years, and sometimes also among physicians. In clinical practice, it may raise concerns about imaging examinations and ...

There are a variety of differences among markers and clearance methods for GFR measurement compared with the classic method of inulin clearance. However, the bias appears relatively small, and ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows. Health care providers for decades have measured ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows. Health care providers for decades have measured ...

Managing mental and emotional health is a key part of managing chronic kidney disease.

A year after guidelines were revised to remove the use of race in eGFR, many labs and pathologists were still relying on the dangerously outdated version of the test. In recent years, the medical ...

Kidney disease often develops quietly, without any clear warning signs. Doctors warn that by the time symptoms appear, the ...

IQ, a new diagnostic test aimed at detecting kidney disease much earlier than traditional methods. This innovative test, ...

A doctor has warned that kidney damage can progress for years without obvious symptoms. The delay in detection can leave ...

Researchers found that X-rays of the kidneys using gold nanoparticles as a contrast agent might be more accurate in detecting kidney disease than standard laboratory blood tests. In a study published ...