In 2025, the FDA approved six drugs to treat various kidney diseases, including updates for Ozempic and the first approval of ...

The increased kidney failure risk among patients with monogenic kidney disorders supports genetic testing in routine clinical practice and research on potential new therapies. Patients with monogenic ...

A team has devised a more accurate way of measuring an indicator of kidney function known as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by taking aging into account. Annual health checkups regularly include ...

(Reuters) -Travere Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. health regulator has granted accelerated approval to its drug to treat a type of chronic kidney disease, IgAN, in adults with a high risk of ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that leads to the gradual loss of renal function, often resulting in a myriad of metabolic and electrolyte disturbances. Among these, disorders ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, does a deep dive on the signs of kidney disease. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

If you have an aversion to the bitter taste of grapefruit, cabbage, broccoli and even alcohol, you might be a "super-taster," and you're not alone – as many as one in four people have the genetic code ...

Nov. 20 -- THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney transplant patients with sleep apnea are at increased risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, Hungarian researchers say. The ...

A mom was faced with the heart-rending decision of whether to donate a kidney to her son or daughter, who both suffer from the same genetic disorder. Sarah Bingham, 41, of Northumberland, UK, was a ...