While it might not really be joyful, it is important. Those who worry that they may have kidney disease are commonly advised to take two tests to determine whether their...

GFR stands for glomerular filtration rate, and checking a person’s GFR with a blood test helps physicians know how well, or how poorly, a person’s kidneys are doing at filtering waste...

Many people don’t know they are in the early stages of kidney disease simply because it comes at you like a ninja in the night. There really aren’t early signs...

While anyone of any age can get kidney disease, there is a higher risk amongst certain segments of the population. American Indians, Hispanics, and African Americans tend to be at a higher...

The kidneys are some of the most important organs in the body. For example, your kidneys help control blood pressure, filter excess water and wastes out of your blood, and...

One of the sad realities of kidney health is polycystic kidney disease, also commonly referred to as PKD. What many people who have heard of the disease might not know...

A kidney disease epidemic has been raging in Central America and Mexico for two decades, and most people in the United States are completely unaware of the situation. Some estimate...

Everyone hears all the time that donating a kidney or other vital organs can save another's life, but the fact is it could save the donor's life as well. One...

Modern medical science seems to be making leaps and bounds forward all the time. We don’t have a cure for the common cold, but honestly, that doesn’t matter when you...

Everyone knows that kidney disease is a very serious condition, and a recent study that came out of the University of Washington shows that it can mean a much greater...

Surgeons from the Royal Liverpool Hospital were able to perform a successful kidney transplant making use of a “keyhole” surgery. This is the first time they’ve been able to perform...

Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have shown that it could actually be possible for the kidneys to repair themselves in some cases. This gives quite a bit of...