Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) do not appear to worsen kidney function compared with the histamine 2 receptor blocker ranitidine based on two measures, a large cohort study from Spain finds. In fact, ...

New research has revealed exciting news for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. A medication called sotagliflozin, which is part of a group of drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors, may ...

People with Type 2 diabetes should be concerned with their kidney function, but current testing is woefully insufficient. A ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have created a scoring model that uses key health indicators to accurately predict recovery for patients who experience kidney failure ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

A transplant surgeon argues in favor of removing kidneys before donor death. June 6, 2012— -- The severe shortage of viable organs for transplantation in the U.S. has led a transplant surgeon to ...