The commonly used Cockcroft-Gault method may result in excessive chemotherapy dosing — with potentially dire implications.

BOSTON -- Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) achieved some degree of proteinuria remission more often ...

Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients ...

Over nearly 5 years of follow-up, kidney transplant recipients exposed to hot temperatures also had a 30% higher risk for a ...

Abbreviations: GFR, glomerular filtration rate; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease. Adapted from the National Kidney Foundation KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for CKD.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and as many as 9 in 10 with CKD are unaware they have ...

Kidney transplant recipients with longer exposure to daily average temperatures of at least 86°F were more likely to experience worsening kidney function, graft failure and death from any cause, ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease rates in the Military Health System are comparable to the general population, ...