The author discusses a program to prevent kidney decline and progression to dialysis by offering education, support services, ...

A Cleveland Clinic study showed that in patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery ...

For veterans with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), a history of homelessness is associated with an increased risk for ...

In a meta-analysis, researchers assessed whether history of hypertension or antihypertensive use modifies the risk for Alzheimer dementia or non-Alzheimer dementia in late life.

Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based ...

Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal ...

Among older adults, acute kidney injury is tied to a higher risk for dementia, particularly Lewy body dementia or Parkinson disease-related dementia.

Not only do they remove waste and excess fluid from your blood, but they maintain the levels of potassium, sodium and other ...

For years, the question of whether to take medication to lower high blood pressure had been partly answered by a tool that calculated someone’s 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

The simple way to find the risk is to measure protein in the urine which proved to be a strong indicator of the course of kidney disease. The study also found that for women without diabetes, high ...