Chronic kidney disease affects over 800 million people and can lead to kidney failure. Here are the symptoms, causes, and ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is divided into five stages, ranging from stage 1 to stage 5. Each stage is determined by a blood test known as the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which ...

Chronic kidney disease is defined as either kidney damage or GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m 2 for ≥3 months ... [5] * Includes actions from preceding stages.

There are two types of dialysis. Although most people think of center-based hemodialysis as the primary treatment for ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), which affects approximately 844 million people worldwide 1, typically progresses silently for years before it is diagnosed. But by then, in many cases, irreversible ...

Kidney disease without a low GFR is considered stage 1; stage 2 is mild, ranging from 60-89; stage 3a and 3b range from 30-59; stage 4 ranges from 15-29; and stage 5 is end-stage renal failure ...

A substantial proportion of patients with late-stage CKD are not receiving guideline-recommended kidney care in the German ...

Because medications, along with diet and exercise, can lower the risk of complications related to the heart and blood vessels ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initially proposed a Medicare reimbursement cut for home health providers.

Chief Executive Douglas Treco said the Boston biopharmaceutical company's drug, called INZ-701, was well-tolerated and significantly increased plasma pyrophosphate levels in patients with end-stage ...

Chronic kidney disease is defined as either kidney damage or GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m 2 for ≥3 months ... [5] * Includes actions from preceding stages.