In El Salvador and Beyond, an Unsolved Kidney Disease Mystery

The ballooning epidemic has swamped hospitals and wiped out whole families. Baffled researchers can't agree on a cause.

A ‘Race-Free’ Approach to Diagnosing Kidney Disease

The most common method of assessing the condition may make Black patients seem less ill than they really are, some experts say. A new report calls for scrapping the formula.

How Much Water Do You Actually Need?

Here’s how to know when you truly need to hydrate.

Another Hidden Covid Risk: Lingering Kidney Problems

In a study of veterans, Covid survivors were 35 percent more likely than other patients to have long-term kidney damage or declines in kidney function.

Another Hidden Covid Risk: Lingering Kidney Problems

In a study of veterans, Covid survivors were 35 percent more likely than other patients to have long-term kidney damage or declines in kidney function.

Dr. Barbara Murphy, Kidney Transplant Expert, Dies at 56

Her focus was on immunology and how to predict and diagnose the outcomes of transplants. She was, a colleague said, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.”