An expert task force on Thursday released a new and much-anticipated approach for diagnosing kidney function, saying there is no need for controversial algorithms that consider race in the assessment ...

In recent years, the medical community, researchers, and health policy makers have increasingly recognized that many long-established and widely used clinical decision-making tools actually perpetuate ...

Kidney function tests determine whether the kidneys are functioning typically or whether a person may need regular testing or further treatment. Many online companies design these types of tests for ...

July 23, 2009 — A new laboratory test for urine neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (NGAL) helps predict whether patients in intensive care will develop acute kidney injury (AKI), according to ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of ...