Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania researchers are developing a blood test to better predict the risk of kidney ...

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 ...

A routine blood test that measures kidney function can be a valuable predictor of short-term outcomes for stroke patients, according to a study led by a neurologist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...

Despite being detectable through low-cost tests, CKD remains one of the most overlooked health conditions. Lack of awareness ...

A new blood test can identify which individuals of African ancestry carrying high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to develop kidney failure, years before clinical disease becomes apparent.

Bethenny Frankel is sharing a medical announcement with her fans and followers. “Months ago, I decided I was going to be very proactive about blood tests, bone density, all the things I heard people ...

An international research collaboration led by Queen Mary University of London and University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa has published the most comprehensive genomic investigation of ...

CHICAGO -- There is new hope for thousands of African Americans waiting for a new kidney. A test to determine placement on a transplant waiting list has been deemed flawed. The finding will have a ...

Early detection of kidney disease is now possible with a simple blood test, as a protein-based risk score can predict kidney ...