MANILA, Philippines — January is when many Filipinos quietly resolve to take better care of themselves: eat healthier, walk ...
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...
A major global study suggests that a hidden mismatch between two common blood tests could quietly signal serious trouble ...
We tapped experts to weigh in on the latest findings.
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A large prospective study suggests that a routine creatinine blood test may help flag people at higher risk of osteoporosis and fractures, revealing a narrow “sweet spot” where ...
Kidney disease rarely announces itself. No sharp pain. No dramatic warning. It just sits there, quietly doing damage, until one day it can’t be ignore.