A dietary pattern that meets patients’ protein and other nutrient needs provides long-term success for kidney health. Like many chronic conditions, chronic kidney disease is a nutrition-related health ...

A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead. More ...

A new drug has shown unprecedented promise in lowering blood pressure and preventing the progression of kidney disease for people with hard-to-treat hypertension. The medication, baxdrostat, reduces ...

A major clinical trial showed such promising results that the drug’s maker halted it early. By Dani Blum Dani Blum has reported on Ozempic and similar drugs since 2022. Semaglutide, the compound in ...