New normative data and a web-based kidney calculator help doctors detect kidney disease early by comparing eGFR scores to age ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

Having a cystatin C-based eGFR value at least 30% lower than creatinine-based eGFR is associated with increased risks of early death, cardiovascular events, and kidney failure requiring replacement ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion had higher CKD prevalence vs. nonfunctioning adrenal adenomas.

For years, Nichole Jefferson battled a series of health problems as she juggled a stressful job in the tech industry while raising her daughter. Then, in 2003, she wasn’t feeling well and went to a ...

For the past few years, experts have criticized — and defended — the use of race in calculating an important number for people with kidney disease: the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). As ...