Despite finally winning a hard-fought FDA approval for its chronic kidney disease (CKD) anemia drug Vafseo last year, Akebia ...

Research shows multiple factors drive CKD risk in lupus nephritis, including nephritic flares, baseline hypertension, renal ...

With chronic kidney disease projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, Nephrologist Dr. Adrian Sawyer is ...

The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) keeps escalating around the world, and this burden is projected to rise with ...

Kidneys play a vital role in filtering blood, regulating blood pressure, and stimulating red blood cell production.

Chronic Kidney Disease is a silent killer that progresses gradually, often going unnoticed until the late stages. While ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure.

Madero's group recommend using an externally validated risk equation for patients with CKD GFR categories 3 (30-59 mL/min/1.73 m 2) to 5 (<15 mL/min/1.73 m 2), one of the most validated being the ...

Furosemide injection was previously approved to treat congestion from fluid buildup in adults with chronic heart failure.

Cognitively impaired patients with CKD more frequently experience a host of health problems and are at higher risk for death. Cognitive impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is ...