Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can stave ...

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with ...

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

CKD and ESRD can have unpleasant cutaneous manifestations, including alopecia, but there are several helpful approaches to mitigating hair loss.

Your skin might be telling you something serious! Unexplained itching, discoloration, or extreme dryness could be hidden ...

Certain foods are bad for your health if you have kidney disease. Healthy kidneys regulate the body’s mineral and protein levels. But kidney disease causes progressive damage that interferes with ...

Kidneys are the most vital organs involved in excretion of wastes from the human body. Although globally many deaths are attributed to kidney disease, lack of awareness or unpreparedness for the ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in ...

What are the more unusual causes of ridges? Dr Laheru explains, “Anything can happen to the body, there is a theoretical chance that it could manifest in some way in your nail.” Nail ridges ...

Rationale and objective The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts the risk of end-stage kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ...