Dr. Daniel Meltzer, an ER physician, says diabetes and high blood pressure are two leading causes of kidney dysfunction.

The world is experiencing a hidden epidemic with kidney disease. More than 850 million people worldwide have some form of ...

Explore the link between gut health and chronic kidney disease, revealing how bacteria impact kidney function.

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of ...

“Normally, the kidney has no bone, no muscles. If you’ve got a kidney inside the kidney, you only find blood in urine, and ...

Dennis Moledina encountered a common problem during his training in nephrology, the specialty dedicated to kidney health.

A study of nearly 300 thousand adults in South Korea found that individuals with higher blood pressure (120 mm Hg/80 mm Hg) ...

March is Kidney Disease Awareness Month, a time to focus on maintaining kidney health and preventing disease. Dr. Andy ...

Medical communities are focusing on early intervention strategies to prevent and treat kidney disease as Taiwan has one of the highest rates of dialysis globally. Taiwan has had high rates of liver ...

Kidney disease can cause facial swelling, itchiness, and blisters. Symptoms can depend on the stage of kidney disease. Uremic leontiasis ossea is a rare and severe complication of advanced kidney ...

Higher blood pressure during young adulthood is likely linked to a higher risk of heart disease and kidney disease later in ...