Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD, also called kidney failure or renal failure) is a condition in which the kidneys lose some of their ability to remove waste products and excess fluid from the bloodstream.

Chandler H. Park, MD, and Tian Zhang, MD, MHS, give an overview of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and outline disease risk factors, symptoms, and prevention strategies. Chandler H. Park, M.D.: Hello, and ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a hereditary condition in which the kidneys develop multiple cysts. This leads to renal enlargement, distortion of the normal structure of the kidneys and functional ...

Researchers have developed an AI-based tool that accelerates the detection of kidney cancer. Its effectiveness was validated ...

Your kidneys are two of your body’s most important organs. They filter waste from about 200 liters of fluid per day in your body. (Almost all of the fluid is reabsorbed into your body. The waste and ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also referred as chronic kidney failure, is the gradual loss of kidney function. The primary function of kidneys is to filter wastes and excess fluids from the blood, ...

Chung-Han Lee, M.D.: Hello, and welcome to this is CURE Connections® video series titled “Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.” I’m Dr. Chung-Han Lee. I’m a GU ...

The substantial risk of kidney damage from COVID-19 vaccines was predictable. It was known that older vaccines—including those for influenza, HPV, and hepatitis B—could cause kidney injury via immune ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: Hello, everybody. We’re going to be discussing the link between chronic kidney disease [CKD] and anemia. We’re going to take a look at some of the commonly held beliefs about this, ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or chronic renal disease is characterized by gradual loss of kidney functions. A healthy kidney filters excess fluids and wastes from the blood which gets removed through ...