Many older people develop chronic kidney disease and are also likely to be on cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins.

A higher than normal level of BUN may point to kidney failure. Urea nitrogen is a waste ... other tests such as creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) levels.

Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney ...

The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those with T2D and CKD.

A University of Iowa research team has found that a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs have no effect on kidney function.

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows.

Chronic kidney disease is a common complication of type ... for the primary composite endpoint -- a sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≥50%, sustained eGFR ...

The latest semaglutide (Ozempic; Novo Nordisk) approval is set to tackle a major need for patients with both type 2 diabetes ...

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that reduces kidney function, that is its ability to filter waste from the blood.

The results of this cohort study suggest that individuals with type 2 diabetes who initiated treatment with empagliflozin or ...