New kidney disease lab test formula reclassifies 14-28% of Black patients into more severe disease stage Removing a race modifier from a standard kidney disease diagnosis formula could reduce ...
Scarring is a key feature of chronic kidney disease. Now, University of Connecticut researchers report in Kidney ...
Four distinct factors—malnutrition, inflammation, acidosis, and hyperkalemia—were recently assessed in more than 1500 patients with community-acquired AKI. Among these patients with mild-to-moderate ...
Hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are among the common causes of kidney failure. In the United States, approximately 35.5 million people have chronic kidney disease (CKD). 1 For some, ...
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“[W]e may be able to repurpose an inexpensive, easily available medication as a novel treatment for kidney disease,” said lead investigator Jessica Kendrick MD, MPH. PHILADELPHIA—Leukotriene ...