An unusual swelling in the legs and feet could indicate the onset of kidney damage. When the kidneys struggle to eliminate ...

Anemia is common in patients who have both heart failure and chronic kidney disease, and there is an association between anemia and progression of both diseases. The main causes of anemia are ...

Chronic kidney disease may also be identified when it leads to one of its recognized complications, such as cardiovascular disease, anemia or pericarditis. There is no specific treatment ...

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with ...

Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with ...

The best treatment begins with just focusing on slowing down progressive renal failure ... you've excluded other diseases like myeloma or something to cause their anemia, these patients are ...

In patients with cystic renal diseases (in whom mild or no anemia with elevated erythropoietin ... even in advanced chronic kidney disease; cysts derived from proximal tubules, but not those ...

Iron deficiency may be linked to non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients without anemia, according to results of a nationwide cohort study. Overall, 27.2% of ...

A recent modeling study has identified risk factors predictive of good and bad outcomes in non-diabetic CKD, such as gender, ...

Kidney disease affects millions of Americans, with Black communities facing disproportionately higher risks due to genetic factors, socioeconomic challenges, ...