Kidney disease has been in Debbie Winkfield’s family for at least five generations. It’s a family legacy she never asked for ...

Cohort study focused on 1-year mortality among 19- to 23-year-olds starting dialysis ...

A study led by Brown University researchers suggests that expanded health insurance coverage may significantly improve ...

Kidney failure refers to when a person’s kidney function drops significantly. Sudden kidney failure is acute kidney injury (AKI) and can cause death in extreme cases. Healthy kidneys filter waste and ...

About 13% of African Americans carry two copies of the APOL1 gene variants linked to kidney disease, yet most will never know ...

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), occurs when kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood effectively. This serious condition affects ...

In March, we talked to an Ellsworth, Minnesota woman who was donating a kidney to her brother. Stan Lupkes of Dakota Dunes ...

Inflammation from lupus can cause a type of kidney disease called lupus nephritis. Learn more about how lupus affects the kidneys and lupus nephritis. For some people, lupus nephritis can lead to ...

A mandatory CMS pay-for-performance model aimed at boosting home dialysis and kidney transplant rates showed no meaningful ...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports has shown a strong correlation between the concentration of particulate ...

Kidney disease can cause facial swelling, itchiness, and blisters. Symptoms can depend on the stage of kidney disease. Uremic leontiasis ossea is a rare and severe complication of advanced kidney ...