"African Americans develop end stage kidney disease at four times the rate of white Americans," but new research could help reduce the disparity.

Hard water is contaminated with glyphosate complexes in Sri Lankan communities plagued by chronic kidney disease, researchers report.

Many people don't know they have chronic kidney disease until it progresses. Screening all adults over 35 could help save lives and money.

People who drink at least one cup of coffee every day may have a lower risk of developing acute kidney injury, a new study shows.

People over age 65 with chronic kidney disease who are not candidates for transplant should be able to "decide not to decide" about starting dialysis.

People who had COVID-19, even those with mild cases, are at an increased risk of developing kidney damage as well as chronic and end-stage kidney diseases.

"Fortunately, some of the genes we've identified for kidney disease can be targeted with existing drugs."

A new study raises the alarm that physically demanding work in high outdoor temperatures could increase rates of kidney disease in the United States.

"Traditional approaches to health service delivery, reliant on people presenting to clinics, are clearly not good enough."

Diets that put the body into ketosis could be a way to fight, or even reverse, polycystic kidney disease. A supplement may one day do the trick, too.