When you have chronic kidney ... ultrasound, a CT scan, or an MRI you had for another reason. There is no cure for CKD, but treatment can relieve your symptoms and stop the disease from getting ...

Dear D.B.: This is a very touching story, and I hope to help readers understand a few points. Autosomal dominant polycystic ...

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I read your recent column on transplants and dialysis. Fifteen years ago, I found I had polycystic kidney disease and was ...

Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) may detect more than just lung cancer. As research in the ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when the kidneys become damaged and slowly lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood, causing a buildup of harmful substances in the body.

A 43-year-old man attended our hospital with a 2-day history of gradually worsening left-sided abdominal pain 6 months after ...

Kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), occurs when the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood. As toxins and fluid build up in the body ...