KDIGO guideline is the first specifically addressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and focuses on some unique aspects of management.

Danielly Yero, a Cuban mother and doctor, navigates daily life to care for her daughter while grappling with a collapsed healthcare system.

autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension – demonstrates the team's depth of expertise and ability to address complex medical needs quickly, before ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...

As a chronic condition, kidney failure is the final stage of chronic kidney disease. Medical professionals also refer to it as end stage renal disease (ESRD) or end stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet.

Tasian, a pediatric urologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who has conducted research on kidney stones in children. Tasian said the disease affects adults and children in similar ways ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

Signs and symptoms of ADPKD typically develop when a person is in their 30s or 40s. Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)–This form of PKD happens when both parents have an abnormal ...