Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a study published December 3, 2025, ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Elevated creatinine levels signal potential kidney strain, indicating impaired waste filtering. While normal ranges exist, factors like muscle mass and diet influence results. Persistent high levels ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— Until July, if you were Black, your kidney function was likely assessed differently than everyone else. Not any longer. Researchers have eliminated race as a factor in assessing ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists believe a new urine biomarker could help predict kidney disease earlier. caifas/Getty Images Researchers have found a new biomarker in urine that could help diagnose ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...