Kidneys work quietly in the background, filtering waste, balancing fluids, and maintaining chemical stability without demanding attention. But this is until som ...

Kidney function tests determine whether the kidneys are functioning typically or whether a person may need regular testing or further treatment. Many online companies design these types of tests for ...

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 ...

A key driver in the work of many faculty, staff, and trainees at UAB is to eradicate health disparities in the Southeast. A major component of structural racism in the U.S. is the racial disparity in ...

Kidney disease often creeps in silently, and many patients aren’t diagnosed until major damage is already done. New research ...

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Identifying population-based eGFR distributions may help to identify patients at risk for developing chronic kidney disease earlier, according to study data published in Kidney International. More ...

Even "normal" kidney test results may mask hidden risks if theyre unusually low for your age and sex, signaling higher ...

For the past twenty years the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) clinical lab test used to be the gold standard in evaluating “how efficiently a person’s kidneys remove creatinine, a waste ...

video: A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa. This means that many people could miss early diagnosis and ...