A high-risk cohort of beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 have a profile similar to patients with CKD stages 4 and 5, indicating potential benefit of earlier nephrology ...

{By: Dr. Suresh D.R., Chief of Laboratory - Centralab Metropolis, Karnataka, and Regional COL - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.} Kidneys are the most vital organs involved in ...

The greatest mortality differences between women and men with stage 5 CKD occurred at ages younger than 65 years. In the general population, women tend to outlive men of the same age. However, among ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ...