Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Your kidney function drops below 15% if you have chronic kidney failure, which causes waste build-up. It is necessary to get dialysis or a kidney transplant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — ...