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A blood test that predicts kidney failure years before symptoms appear just emerged as the biggest medical breakthrough of the month

Right now, roughly 13% of Black Americans carry two high-risk variants of a gene called APOL1, and most of them have no idea ...
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New Renal Test for Quest Diagnostics

This test is based on the RNA genetic markers forkhead box P3 (FoxP3), granzyme B (:GZMB), and perforin (PRF1). These biomarkers are licensed from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (:BIDMC) in ...
Rolling Out

Important kidney test doctors don’t want you to skip

The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Geographical Variation in Kidney Function Testing and Associations With Health Care Costs Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...
Healio

Q&A: What’s new in living kidney donation, evaluation and counseling

Living kidney donation has received increased attention in clinical practice and in the media since the Kidney Disease: ...
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APOL1 testing reshapes kidney care for Black patients

Why it matters: Two APOL1 gene variants are linked to a higher likelihood of kidney disease in people with African ancestry, contributing to disproportionate rates of kidney failure. What’s new: A ...
Fierce Healthcare

Healthy.io, National Kidney Foundation team up to promote early disease detection, using tech to reach at-risk people

Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based diagnostic tests, they get can important health screenings, too. At the ...
ABC7

Kidney test that considers race as factor coming under new scrutiny

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...
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Widely used test kept Black people from getting kidney transplants sooner. Now that's changing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristal Higgins just wants to be healthy, become a nurse and travel to Greece. But she has kidney failure and has been on a ...
Medscape

Renal Testing in Lupus Leaves Room for Improvement

Renal function testing is underused to diagnose and manage lupus nephritis. Appropriate testing may help reduce disease progression and the associated worsening of outcomes. Investigators analysed ...
Renal & Urology News

Coronary Heart Disease Testing Before Kidney Transplantation May Be Unwarranted

Testing for coronary heart disease before kidney transplantation is common practice, but may not be warranted for all patients, according to investigators. Routine testing for coronary heart disease ...