Learn how to detect kidney disease early with four essential tests highlighted by nephrologist Dr. Arjun Sabharwal.

Patients with kidney failure require dialysis regularly, which is an invasive and potentially risky treatment. But now researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have ...

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were. Jazmin Evans, a student at Temple University, meets with a ...

The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...

This test is based on the RNA genetic markers forkhead box P3 (FoxP3), granzyme B (:GZMB), and perforin (PRF1). These biomarkers are licensed from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (:BIDMC) in ...

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...

Kidney doctor Carmen Peralta was having a normal day at her office last year when a patient asked to see her. The man walked in holding a printed sheet of test results he’d received bearing two ...

Kidney failure is one of the top ten leading causes of death and affects five million people in the U.S. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are testing a new, non-invasive way to detect kidney failure.

WASHINGTON -- Almost 20 million adult Americans have chronic kidney disease, and most don't know it, says new research by the National Kidney Foundation. Another 20 million are at high risk of getting ...

For the past twenty years the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) clinical lab test used to be the gold standard in evaluating “how efficiently a person’s kidneys remove creatinine, a waste ...

Elevated blood levels of the protein cystatin C accurately predict higher risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and death among elderly people with no known kidney problems - risks ...

After decades of widespread use, a pair of basic kidney function tests will likely be retired because they can delay lifesaving care for Black patients. Two prominent groups that set standards in ...