We’re often told to cut back on salt – but what’s the real reason, especially when it comes to kidney health? Sodium, the main ingredient in salt, plays a crucial role in keeping our bodies ...

Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the genetically modified organ, according to NYU Langone Health in New York. The pig organ ...

Over 10% of people in the UK have chronic kidney disease. Avoid these 7 everyday habits that could silently harm your kidneys and impact overall health. In the UK, more than 10% of the population ...

Groceries cost a kidney, gas a lung. Your 'deals'? Just hot air from your tongue. "Look what you taxed us through! Inflation's ghost chasing me and you. Look what you taxed us through. Rich fly ...

The kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste, excess fluids and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, from the blood. They also help regulate blood pressure, ...

To determine if these same mechanisms translated to kidney injury, Deb and his team began analyzing data from the UK Biobank, a long-term study tracking more than 1.5 million people.They ...

The kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste, excess fluids and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, from the blood. They also help regulate blood pressure ...

At just 5 years old, Lyndzi was diagnosed with kidney disease and her condition deteriorated fast. A couple days in the hospital turned into more than three months. Lyndzi said it was hard to ...

For Interwell Health, the hard part came after the ink dried on a three-way merger that formed the kidney care company. The company came together after Interwell, Cricket Health and Fresenius ...

The kidney failure risk equation (KRFE) helps predict a person’s risk of kidney failure. Doctors may use it to guide treatment decisions for people with mid to late stage chronic kidney disease ...

Now Palumbo is no more than six months away from debilitating hours of dialysis every week unless he gets a kidney transplant. The news that came 18 months ago about his failing kidneys ...

Kidneys play a vital role in your overall health. That’s why it’s important to make sure your kidneys are healthy. Urologist at New Mexico Cancer Center, Damara L. Kaplan, MD, PHD, gave some ...