Protein in the urine, also referred to as proteinuria, is a condition that is often detected during a routine urine test.

Early kidney disease often has no symptoms, so many people do not know they have it. As damage worsens, waste products and fluids can build up in your body. Common signs include persistent foamy urine ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune kidney disease. Without treatment, it can cause a variety of complications. Treatment focuses on disease management and slowing disease progression. Also known ...

Microalbuminuria (a high albumin level in your urine) is often a marker of diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Since microalbuminuria often doesn’t cause symptoms, experts recommend seeing a doctor ...

A new international study has found that using two medications together may protect the kidneys more effectively than using either drug alone in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 ...