Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is marked by the gradual loss of kidney function, which means the kidneys cannot filter waste and regulate water and acid in the blood as well as they should. Early in the ...

Almost 36 million Americans have chronic kidney disease or CKD, and 9 out of 10 of those people don’t know they have it. Most people have a pair of kidneys, which are organs located below the ribs ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health issue. In recent years, the effectiveness of finerenone for treatment of CKD has been the subject of considerable debate. The main ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic for treating patients with chronic kidney disease on Tuesday, marking the latest authorized use for Novo Nordisk’s popular drug known for ...

It also reduced the risk of kidney failure and cut the risk of death from heart disease by about 5% in adults with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the company said in a news release.

Objective To systematically identify and describe self-management interventions for adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Setting Community-based. Participants Adults with CKD stages 1–5 ...

According to a 2019 review, up to 84% of people with end stage chronic kidney disease develop pruritus. The authors state that recent advancements in dialysis treatments have helped bring the ...

The incidence of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has increased in recent decades ... The study selection process is summarised in the PRISMA flow diagram (figure 1). We will ...