Does a genetic secret explain why a devastating form of kidney disease affects Black Americans? In the summer of 2008, with ...

CKD- or Chronic Kidney Disease- is the fastest growing non-communicable disease in the United States. Unfortunately, it is ...

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder with a markedly higher ... A paper on the study, entitled “End-stage kidney disease in African Americans with lupus nephritis associates with APOL1” was ...

A kidney-friendly diet is ... If you’re in the early stages of CKD, there may be few, if any, limits on what you can eat. But as your disease gets worse, you’ll have to be more careful about ...

A new study published Dec. 17 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ... considers not only the overall chronic ...

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD ... critical in slowing the progression of kidney damage to delay or prevent the onset of end stage renal disease (ESRD). ESRD occurs when the level ...

Anemia is more common in later-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), with diabetes and dialysis increasing the risk. Treating the underlying cause can improve symptoms and quality of life.

chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease. Adapted from the National Kidney Foundation KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for CKD. [5] * Includes actions from preceding stages.

"Without treatment, chronic kidney disease can lead to end-stage kidney failure, which is fatal without dialysis or a kidney transplant." In the United States, more than 1 in 7 (about 35.5 ...