Your results are a story, and a single result is only one word of it. The number on last year’s panel tells you almost ...

Mar. 12, 2026 -- While heart disease may be the number-one killer in the United States, kidney disease is the silent partner we rarely discuss. It often develops quietly, with no pain or clear ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

B-type natriuretic peptide shows a graded association with decline in kidney function in individuals with diabetes, even at concentrations ≤ 18.4 pg/mL, which are conventionally considered normal.

Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as ...

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of SLE, manifesting as haematuria and/or proteinuria, ...