Though highly effective, medications for the prevention of chronic kidney disease progression are under-utilized, emphasizing the need for better use of prognostic tools.

Millions of people worldwide take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to relieve heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document. “Vitamin D deficiency is common ...

GLP-1 medications are renowned for their ability to treat type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss. Now, there's a new benefit to ...

Ozempic has been approved to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease and cardiovascular death in adults with Type 2 ...

Nephrologists jumped on the GLP-1 bandwagon well before Novo Nordisk won FDA approval for Ozempic in chronic kidney disease ...

Intensive blood pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease (CKD) provides a survival advantage and other benefits.

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

A retired Chicago firefighter who was honored by the state for the lives he saved during his 30-year career is now in desperate need of a kidney.

Repeated weight loss and gain — known as yo-yo dieting — has been linked to kidney disease in type 1 diabetes patients. A recent study found that individuals with greater weight fluctuations were more ...

A recent modeling study has identified risk factors predictive of good and bad outcomes in non-diabetic CKD, such as gender, ...

A recent study from the University of Hong Kong suggests that a newer type of diabetes drug, called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), may help protect the kidneys and lungs in people ...