Smartphone urinalysis and wound-care company Healthy.io received FDA 510(k) clearance for home use of its Minuteful kidney-damage test. The test is used to determine the increased presence of a ...

The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...

About 13% of African Americans carry two copies of the APOL1 gene variants linked to kidney disease, yet most will never know ...

After collecting an FDA clearance last year for its smartphone-based home kidney test, Healthy.io is letting it be known that it has the cash to help back it up. The company disclosed a previously ...

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...

Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based diagnostic tests, they get can important health screenings, too. At the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristal Higgins just wants to be healthy, become a nurse and travel to Greece. But she has kidney failure and has been on a ...

MORE THAN 90,000 PEOPLE ARE ON THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANT LIST WAITING FOR A KIDNEY. A MEASURE USED TO TEST A PERSON’S KIDNEY FUNCTION IS UNDER SCRUTINY FOR AFFECTING HOW SOON BLACK PATIENTS CAN GET THE ...

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were. Jazmin Evans, a student at Temple University, meets with a ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mene Ukueberuwa, and Dan Henninger. Image: Al Drago/Bloomberg Government healthcare often puts cost and bureaucratic control ...