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A 79-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Guangzhou, China, with progressive dyspnea and edema. Echocardiography and ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results.

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...

These studies represent promising new treatment options for chronic and progressive kidney diseases, offering renewed hope to ...

These findings underscore the limitations of relying on proteinuria alone to assess LN treatment success and demonstrate the clinical utility of biomarker-guided risk stratification.

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Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose ...

Background: Among patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), proteinuria and kidney function decline may be ...