Ronald "Coach Roe" Stevenson, a father of two, a family man, and a football-loving coach, is in dire need of a kidney.

After being diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease, Jose's friend Marcus got tested and found out he was a match.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and as many as 9 in 10 with CKD are unaware they have ...

University of Pittsburgh Medical School researchers walk us through multiple approaches they’ve tried in the past, are currently using or plan to use in the future, as well as the significant ...

Employment among patients with kidney disease remains low even after dialysis or a transplant, with physical and social ...

A series of new studies from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting exhibit the association between impaired kidney function and prolonged hospital stays, higher charges, and greater ...

Kidney disease that becomes progressively worse is known as chronic kidney disease. Early stages (1-3): Your kidneys can still filter waste out of your blood in these stages. You may notice ...

As for the population Akebia is targeting, stage 4 CKD is severe and points to advanced kidney damage with a high risk to progress to kidney failure. Stage 5 of the disease describes the point at ...

As an assistant professor of nursing and an expert in population health, I study strategies for improving patients’ awareness of chronic kidney disease. My research shows that patients with ...

Up to 40% of people with diabetes and as many as 30% of people with high blood pressure develop chronic kidney disease. The problem is, as with high blood pressure, people with early-stage chronic ...