Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...

Knowing the difference between pain due to the kidneys versus pain due to the back can be difficult because problems with the ...

Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a condition where your kidneys are not functioning properly. Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys work at less than 15% of their normal ...

People with diabetes have a higher risk of many different health issues, including kidney and heart problems. Although various medicines can help reduce the risk of these issues, many people with ...

“The pig kidney appears to replace all of the important tasks that the human kidney manages.” Researchers say that more work is needed, including studies in living human recipients, to establish ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Vital organs work together to keep the body healthy. And that connection runs deep. When one isn’t working properly, it can negatively impact the other … leading to ...

Kidney diseases are alarmingly increasing, now the ninth leading cause of death. Dr. Arjun Sabharwal highlights crucial tests like eGFR, Cystatin C, urine dipstick, and protein-to-creatinine ratio to ...

Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood ...

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to ...

(CNN) — Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making kidney transplants from other species a real option in the near future. Scientists ...

For years, Oscar has greeted dawn with the rhythmic swing of his machete as he chops sugar cane in fields near his home in El Salvador. On a typical morning, the 33-year-old begins work long before ...