An eGFR below 60 ml/min indicates possible kidney disease. High creatinine levels in the blood can suggest the kidneys are not working well. A urine albumin result higher than 30 mg/gram may be a sign ...

Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose, also known as blood sugar. It can mean that there is too much sugar in the blood. This can harm people in several ways. One serious complication is chronic ...

This is Part 3 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. There it was on James Cannon’s lab report, two tiny ...

Your kidneys work tirelessly as your body’s filtration system, processing roughly 200 quarts of blood daily to remove waste and excess fluid. Despite their vital importance, kidney problems often ...

Researchers found that X-rays of the kidneys using gold nanoparticles as a contrast agent might be more accurate in detecting kidney disease than standard laboratory blood tests. In a study published ...