Verywell Health on MSN

How kidney disease is diagnosed

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways The main tests for kidney disease are an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) blood test and a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) ...
Hello everyone, how are you doing? It's Tamako! 🐱💊"Since the creatinine isn't high, is this dosage okay?""If the eGFR is ...
Launch expands AstraZeneca’s commitment to addressing substantial unmet need across the spectrum of EGFR-mutated lung cancer ...
ZEGFROVY is now available in the US for post-platinum EGFR exon 20 insertion NSCLC after a 46% response rate in WU-KONG1B.
Your kidneys can quietly lose most of their work before you ever feel anything is wrong, and the signs that do slip through ...
GLP-1 receptor agonists have been found to potentially reduce the risk of certain patients requiring major kidney treatment.
Depending on dose, firmonertinib shrank tumors in 43% to 68% of patients as a first treatment for EGFR PACC-mutant lung ...
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTX) today presented new biomarker data from the Phase 3 PROTECT Study providing evidence that FILSPARI® (sparsentan) may modify the underlying disease ...
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive condition in which the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste ...
In a cross-sectional study of 240 patients with chronic kidney disease, higher serum BDNF levels and a ...
In December 2025, Johnson & Johnson completed its acquisition of Halda Therapeutics, adding JNJ-6143 and the RIPTAC platform to its oncology portfolio.
Two oral presentations to highlight new 76-week data showing sustained proteinuria reduction and continued eGFR stabilization with a consistent ...