In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving ...

I care deeply because this chronic disease is mine. It lives inside me. It’s radically changed my life and the life of my ...

CKD screening at age 55, combined with SGLT2 inhibitors, reduces kidney failure incidence and improves life expectancy across racial and ethnic groups. Non-Hispanic Black adults experience the ...

spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure but remains alert as prayers pour in Pope Francis is in critical condition after a ...

It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is being widely used in these situations. Does dopamine have a beneficial ...

Colton developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and kidney failure, NBC News reported. In hemolytic uremic syndrome in general (not particular to Colton's case), blood vessels experience inflammation ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder whereby a large number of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, but also in other organs. PKD can be autosomal dominant (one mutated ...

In individuals with compromised immune systems, such as those living with HIV/AIDS or chronic illnesses like diabetes, liver disease, or kidney disease, or in cases of severe malnutrition ...

In another departure from its core focus on genetic medicines, Vertex Pharma has agreed a $4.9 billion purchase of Alpine Immune Sciences, adding a mid-stage drug candidate for kidney disease IgA ...

Novo Nordisk has announced plans to move its ziltivekimab into phase 3 clinical development in atherosclerosis with chronic kidney disease after a mid-stage trial met its main goal.

Patients with diabetic macular edema treated with intravitreal aflibercept have a significantly higher risk of adverse renal events compared with those treated with ranibizumab.