Muthusamy, a 50-year-old agricultural labourer, had been toiling in the fields for the past eight years when persistent ...

On World Kidney Day 2025, doctors describe kidney disease symptoms and explain how recognising early warning signs can help prevent serious complications.

“Many residential and day-scholar schools do not have adequately maintained restrooms. As a result, Gen Z students drink less ...

Dr Saroj Ghaskadbi, 65, has never felt a stronger bond with her husband Dr Surendra Ghaskadbi, who donated his kidney to her after their tissue matched perfectly. “I live to see another day, hear the ...

Use of cystatin C and SGLT2 inhibitors were highlighted in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization ...

Background Effective management of coexisting heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

The following is a summary of “Stopping bosutinib reverses bosutinib-induced elevation of serum creatinine in patients with ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney ...

Your body produces the enzyme creatine kinase (CK) or creatine phosphokinase to keep your muscles functioning properly. Healthcare providers use the CK test to check levels of this protein in your ...

The following is a summary of “Non-linear relationship between urinary creatinine and diabetic kidney disease: implications for clinical practice,” published in the January 2025 issue of BMC ...

Objectives ACE inhibitors (ACEI) are underutilised despite cardiovascular benefits, in part due to concerns of known transient elevations in serum creatinine (SCr) after initiation. Our objectives ...