Elevated creatinine levels signal potential kidney strain, indicating impaired waste filtering. While normal ranges exist, ...

Dr. Christopher Kelly: A biomarker is a biological substance that can be objectively measured and tracked to provide ...

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

Conversely, patients with low risk for graft failure can be discharged from the care of their transplant nephrologist and ...

Antacids and acid-suppressing drugs relieve heartburn. But chronic, unsupervised use can cause electrolyte problems, kidney ...

A new testing protocol identifies patients whose chest pain is heart-related even though their main heart arteries look ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species kidney transplants a real option in the near future.

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

In this video, Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, professor and Clinical Chief of Nephrology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, discusses the screening process for chronic kidney disease.

What you need to know A 58 year old man presents to his general practitioner (GP) to discuss recent blood test results after ...

Doctors in Thane at Jupiter Hospital successfully performed a life-saving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on a 69-year-old male patient ...