Anna Gaddy, MD, discusses recent study findings from Matthew Kaufmann, PhD, showing that transplantation with kidneys of decreased quality may be worthwhile for older adults.

Individualized Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Postural Timing Strategies for Postprandial Hypotension: A Rehabilitation Perspective

Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

Hypertension is the most diagnosed condition among adults aged 60 years and older and is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. In this article, we review current evidence on blood pressure e...

Abstract. The 2025 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) addresses intracranial aneurysms (ICAs) and o

Can polymyxin B hemadsorption truly shift the fate of septic shock, or is the outcome already written?

Modern medicine has transformed not only how long we live, but also how we age, with more people surviving to old age with chronic disease. This Perspective examines how aging, health, and care…

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes

Mr. Frank speaks about the missteps of the Democratic Party and his hope for its future. “Frankly, if I weren’t dying, people wouldn’t be paying as much attention.”

Patient clustering, often described as the finding of new phenotypes, is being used with increasing frequency in the medical literature. Most of the applications of clustering of observations are not ...

In recent years, dental pulp stem cells have emerged as a fascinating topic in the fields of regenerative medicine and translational research. Once limited to oral care, dental stem cells are now being explored for treating systemic conditions like nerve, cartilage, heart, and brain disorders.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic, complex, neuroimmune disease that profoundly limits the health and productivity of patients and, like Long Covid, is often tri...

After 13 years on dialysis, Eddie Oppong received a lifesaving kidney transplant through a groundbreaking UChicago Medicine program designed to help patients with rare immune conditions.

Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41581-026-01078-wThe cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome paradigm is aimed at reflecting the complex interactions between chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysfunction. Here, the authors discuss current CKM syndrome epidemiological data, examine key determinants of CKM health and consider the potential clinical implications and limitations of the CKM syndrome framework.

Representatives of MADD to meet with government officials to advocate for built-in alcohol-detection systems when the technology is ready

Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination.

A Geisinger kidney doctor explains the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease.

Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions improve after treatment with GLP-1s in people with severe obesity.