Background: Patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment may develop acute kidney injury (AKI), but little is known about the renal outcome and prognostic factors, especially in an aging population.

USA: A recent study published in the Blood Journal revealed that patients with methotrexate-associated acute kidney injury ...

A study identified use of certain medications (eg, NSAIDs), comorbid conditions, and symptoms as risk factors for ...

Around one-quarter of all patients undergoing cardiac procedures, particularly those on cardiopulmonary bypass, develop cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI). This complication ...

An FDA-approved medication called glucarpidase could serve as an antidote to kidney toxicity in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug methotrexate (MTX), according to a new study. Using data from ...

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the context of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) encompasses a broad spectrum ...

Glucarpidase -- a carboxypeptidase enzyme that helps break down and remove methotrexate from the body -- was approved by the ...

While HMPV is a respiratory infection, health experts have warned that it can damage your kidneys and also increase your risk ...

While high blood pressure can contribute to renovascular disease, having renal (kidney) problems can also increase blood ...

Proenkephalin A 119-159 (penKid) demonstrates potential as a predictor for successful discontinuation of continuous renal ...