Chronic kidney disease, or CKD, is a health condition that develops slowly when the kidneys don’t work properly over time.The kidneys’ main job is to filter extra water and waste from blood, balance ...

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 failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition in which the kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood effectively. This can eventually lead to a buildup of waste and fluid in the body. In ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ...

Findings suggest protein restriction doesn't have to be extreme ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

In a large, community-based cohort of older adults, most participants had poor cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health, with higher CKM stages linked to greater adverse cardiac remodeling ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with depression had significantly higher likelihood for worsening kidney disease. Adults with CKD stage 4 ...

For an elderly patient facing end-stage kidney disease, the default answer has long been dialysis. But a new study by ...