Around one in seven adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the kidneys become damaged and can’t work as efficiently. This allows waste products to build up ...

Weaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining on the treatment for the rest of their lives, according to a new study led ...

Roche's Gazyvaro, a drug that can restore kidney function in people living with lupus nephritis, has been cleared for use by ...

The treatment has been approved for NHS use, offering new hope to the nearly 12,000 people in England living with lupus nephritis. Obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro), a twice-yearly infusion that, combined with ...

Plans to Initiate Phase 2 Basket Study in Glomerular Kidney Diseases in 2Q24 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Walden Biosciences, Inc. (Walden), a private, venture-backed clinical ...

A less intensive dialysis strategy is feasible for stable patients with acute kidney injury, but warrants further testing. A conservative vs conventional approach to hemodialysis may help ...

About The Study: A conservative dialysis strategy in dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury resulted in a shorter time to and higher rates of recovery of kidney function in the unadjusted analysis.

Your kidneys work tirelessly every day, filtering approximately 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine. These vital organs remove waste products, excess water, and toxins ...

Patients with chromophobe RCC are more likely to experience complete recovery of kidney function after radical nephrectomy, and this is associated with better survival. While uncommon, complete ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved a breakthrough combination treatment for lupus nephritis, offering new hope to nearly 12,000 people in England living with the ...