Your kidneys work tirelessly as your body’s filtration system, processing roughly 200 quarts of blood daily to remove waste and excess fluid. Despite their vital importance, kidney problems often ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

An eGFR below 60 ml/min indicates possible kidney disease. High creatinine levels in the blood can suggest the kidneys are not working well. A urine albumin result higher than 30 mg/gram may be a sign ...

When you experience issues with your kidneys, you might think they would cause obvious warning signs. After all, kidneys are among the most important organs in the body, carrying out crucial functions ...

Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based diagnostic tests, they get can important health screenings, too. At the ...

Blood in the urine, medically referred to as haematuria, is a symptom that can understandably cause concern. While it is often caused by relatively common and treatable conditions such as urinary ...

Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure. The test is part of national ...

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 ...

In 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement forced the United States to reckon with systemic racism and its causes and manifestations. Driven partially by the disproportionate toll that the COVID-19 ...