Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a study published December 3, 2025, ...

Sodium reduction and appropriate protein intake are central nutrition strategies for slowing kidney stress and supporting ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— Until July, if you were Black, your kidney function was likely assessed differently than everyone else. Not any longer. Researchers have eliminated race as a factor in assessing ...

Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a dangerous condition that affects many people in hospitals, especially those in intensive ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists believe a new urine biomarker could help predict kidney disease earlier. caifas/Getty Images Researchers have found a new biomarker in urine that could help diagnose ...