BY SYLVESTER OJENAGBON Chronic kidney disease is a significant public health concern in Nigeria. Studies show its ...

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that can result from diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney stones, among other causes. It affects more than one in seven adults in the United ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes may have the lowest risk of progressing to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure when they use a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) or ...

Before receiving a kidney transplant, patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease often undergo a nephrectomy. But there hasn’t been clear guidance on who’s a good candidate ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two main culprits of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a long-term condition in which the kidneys gradually lose their ability ...

The ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section was created in March 2014 and emerged from the original ACC Prevention Committee when it became clear that cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, ...

American Kidney Fund. Kidney pain: causes, why kidneys hurt, and when to seek care. Will JS, Bury DC, Miller JA. Mechanical low back pain. Am Fam Physician. 2018;98(7):421-428. Centers for Disease ...

He learned of his kidney disease a year later and has been receiving four-hour dialysis treatments three days a week. If he were to leave the country, Pacheco’s application for asylum would be void, ...

A team of geneticists from Rutgers University has made a discovery that could lead to new therapies for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder affecting over 12.4 million people ...

Polycystic kidney disease causes about 5% of all kidney failure cases and occurs when a person develops multiple cysts in their kidneys. These can damage the kidneys if they become too big.

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments.