"Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But should the kidneys fail...neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could ...

The kidneys do a lot of work to ensure that the body is healthy, so this Kidney Health Month let’s take a look at just how our kidneys function. Emmanuelle Gilles, MD, a Board Certified Nephrologist ...

Optimizing kidney health includes making healthy lifestyle decisions that reduce stress, support function and prevent lasting ...

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in ...

Nighttime routines can significantly impact kidney health. Avoiding excessive fluid intake before bed, holding urine, and ...

Roughly 25% of cadaveric, but rarely living donor renal transplant recipients, develop postischemic acute renal failure, which is a main risk factor for reduced long-term allograft survival. An ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 83-year-old white male. I am overweight and have high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. I recently have been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure. I’m told that I have three ...

The health of our kidneys is super important to keep our overall health perfect, but we usually ignore kidney health until and unless it becomes a big issue. Our kidneys are responsible for several ...

The Liberation From Acute Dialysis (LIBERATE-D) randomized clinical trial tested the value of a conservative vs conventional hemodialysis strategy on recovery of kidney function in stable patients ...