Researchers have identified an approach to remove race from equations used to estimate a person’s kidney function. These equations have been criticized for potentially perpetuating racial health ...

A new blood test can identify which individuals of African ancestry carrying high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to ...

The most important test to check the health of the kidney is the kidney function test. It is also called renal function test. In this, the functioning of the kidney is checked on several parameters ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristal Higgins just wants to be healthy, become a nurse and travel to Greece. But she has kidney failure and has been on a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UofL Health says the nationwide test that was used to see how well your kidney is functioning has been negatively impacting African American patients for years. According to UofL ...

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 ...

Kidney doctor Carmen Peralta was having a normal day at her office last year when a patient asked to see her. The man walked in holding a printed sheet of test results he’d received bearing two ...

Cystatin-C, a new blood test for kidney function, is a better predictor of death and cardiovascular risk among the elderly than the standard measure of kidney function, according to a National Heart, ...

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX has announced that the SDMA-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging guidelines have now been generated and approved by the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS).