Burning while urinating or feeling the urge to visit the toilet frequently is often dismissed as a minor discomfort. However, ...

A case report details a delayed Candida parapsilosis infection of a failed kidney graft following treatment for peritoneal ...

Infections in the lower urinary tract rarely migrate to the kidneys, but the precise mechanism that the human body employs to keep the twin organs disease-free has remained a medical mystery—until now ...

In the early stages of chronic kidney disease, you might have few obvious signs or symptoms. Here's what to look for.

Ahead of its FDA approval decision on Nov 30, Vertex's kidney disease drug is being heavily scrutinized for infection risk.

Fighting off infections when one has a chronic disease is a common problem, and during the COVID-19 pandemic that scenario often turned out to be dangerous and deadly. A new study led by Stony Brook ...

Hispanic, Latino, and non-Hispanic Black Americans on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease have a higher risk of developing life-threatening bloodstream infections, a new report says. And those ...

Your kidneys play an essential role in keeping your body healthy. They filter waste from your blood, balance fluids and ...

Researchers identified a 5,300-year-old kidney stone in the burial of a Bronze Age cattle herder in Russia.