Heart disease and chronic kidney disease can accelerate one another, but new guidelines say simple screening and early ...

New 2026 ESC guidelines recommend two kidney tests for people with heart disease: eGFR and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio.

Heart disease and kidney disease are closely linked, and kidney damage can remain silent for years. These simple blood, urine ...

New 2026 ESC guidelines explain how cardiovascular and kidney disease influence each other and recommend wider kidney ...

A reader worries about kidney damage from their medications. Dr. Roach explains how common drugs affect lab tests.

Over the past few visits, I noticed that my kidney function results indicated a “mild to moderate decrease in kidney function ...

Consumer-focused guidance emphasizes CKD testing, individualized care, evidence review, and caution around "reversal" ...

Recent research challenges the long-standing belief that creatine supplementation harms kidney health, showing no adverse ...

Finerenone has shown positive therapeutic effects in diabetic kidney disease, but its role in hereditary podocytopathies such as hereditary FSGS has not been fully explored.

Why cats are biologically wired to hide illness Cats conceal pain and weakness as a survival instinct inherited from solitary ...

If your kidney function is moderate to severely decreased, a consultation with a nephrologist might be wise.

A randomized controlled crossover trial assessed how heat exposure during the day and night affects kidney stress biomarkers.