Kidney failure is a serious medical condition that can affect many parts of the body and become life-threatening if not ...

Kidney pain can mimic back pain, but it may signal something more serious.

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

The human body can survive weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet millions of people walk around in a state of chronic dehydration, completely unaware that their kidneys are slowly ...

For people with kidney disease, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is often the preferred OTC pain relief option, but it should be taken at the lowest effective dose and not exceed 3,000 mg per day. Of all the ...

While statins are widely known to protect the heart and prevent strokes, this specific study suggests that taking them over a ...

Physician, patient, examine, hospital bed, clipboard, patient chart Although slow graft function does not necessitate dialysis, it is associated with a higher risk for graft failure and patient death, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have suffered from high blood pressure since I was a young man in my early 20s. I recently turned 70 years old. My blood pressure has been controlled by various medications. Most ...