Acute renal failure comes on suddenly, usually in people who are already critically ill. Chronic kidney disease develops gradually and may not cause symptoms until much later. Treatments differ, but ...

The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path now? “The thinking is moving away from trying ...

In medicine and science, the term “pathogenesis” describes the origin and development of disease. There is not, however, a broadly accepted term to describe the other half of the equation: the process ...

A global review reveals persistently high mortality and a shift from viral to alcohol-related causes in acute-on-chronic liver failure Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.