Support local journalism. A digital subscription is incredibly affordable and makes you the most informed person around. Click here and subscribe today. One in every seven adults suffers from chronic ...

A new study found that people who were diagnosed with lupus nephritis (LN) during childhood tend to have abnormal short-term kidney outcomes, especially if they are male and were diagnosed at an older ...

Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key to managing progression of the disease. A new technique analyzing urine extracellular vesicles (uEVs) — cell-derived nanoscale spherical ...

Collaborative study by scientists from Singapore and Japan reveals lactate as a potential early biomarker to detect patients at risk of kidney failure. Pictured: Senior author Professor Thomas Coffman ...

Some 42% of patients attending a dedicated diabetes clinic have signs of established chronic kidney disease, the first detailed research of its kind in Ireland has revealed. The study was carried out ...

SAN DIEGO -- Antibiotic prophylaxis may help to protect kidneys of kids with vesicoureteral reflux during febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to another look at the RIVUR trial. Among ...

Pedal oedema, the abnormal swelling of feet and ankles, signals underlying conditions like heart failure, liver cirrhosis, ...

The kidney is an organ that plays an important role in maintaining the balance of our body. It functions to filter out waste products in the blood and discharge unnecessary moisture. It also maintains ...

A medical student in New York volunteered in class to be a patient having an ultrasound, which showed an abnormality in her body The doctor who performed the ultrasound informed the student of what ...