Chronic kidney disease or CKD, is a condition that builds over time, as a result of inappropriate kidney function. The ...

Over the past decade, several tumor-based predictors of cetuximab efficacy have been identified, yet most function as ...

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is linked just as tightly to chronic kidney disease (CKD) complications as the more invasive and cumbersome iothalamate GFR (iGFR) test in a recent study, ...

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...

A race-specific algorithm designed to assess kidney function for individuals awaiting transplants jeopardized critical treatment for some Black Americans. An exclusive report by the Associated Press ...

In recent years, the medical community, researchers, and health policy makers have increasingly recognized that many long-established and widely used clinical decision-making tools actually perpetuate ...

CHICAGO -- There is new hope for thousands of African Americans waiting for a new kidney. A test to determine placement on a transplant waiting list has been deemed flawed. The finding will have a ...