Chronic kidney disease often produces no obvious symptoms until it has already progressed, which means millions of people in ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

New Orleans — Clinicians are not discussing genetic testing or counseling with the majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in whom such testing is indicated, a new survey found. “This ...

About 37 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease and studies show that genetics may explain between 10% and 20% of cases in adults (and as many as 70% of cases in children).

Alarmed by the steep rise in the number of Americans with kidney failure -- now estimated at 340,000, up from 183,000 a decade years ago -- the nonprofit National Kidney Foundation this week released ...

The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...

A simple blood test could reveal kidney disease earlier so more can be done to halt progression, while also allowing better ongoing management of kidney health by simpler monitoring. Nearly one-third ...

On World Kidney Cancer Day, doctors urge early screening as kidney cancer often develops silently, making timely detection ...

Nobody in Sharron Rouse’s family had ever had kidney disease. There was no warning, no history to trace, and no blueprint for what came next. That gap is exactly what she has spent years trying to ...

Kidney cancer is often misunderstood, with myths ranging from it being hereditary to always requiring kidney removal. A ...

Kidney cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting the urinary system. It develops when abnormal cells in the kidneys ...

Charlottesville-based University of Virginia researchers identified an trend in heart surgery data: Poor kidney function prior to heart surgery is associated with longer hospital stays, higher costs ...