High blood pressure could do more damage than you think.A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered ...

(WNDU) - Vital organs work together to keep the body healthy, and that connection runs deep. When one isn’t working properly, it can negatively impact the other, leading to more health complications.

Kidneys work all day quietly. When kidneys struggle, toxins stay longer in the body and affect overall health. As per a ...

Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...

Knowing the difference between pain due to the kidneys versus pain due to the back can be difficult because problems with the ...

“The pig kidney appears to replace all of the important tasks that the human kidney manages.” Researchers say that more work is needed, including studies in living human recipients, to establish ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Key Takeaways The renal diet limits foods high in sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein.Eating a low-salt diet helps lower blood pressure and reduces ...

(CNN) — Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making kidney transplants from other species a real option in the near future. Scientists ...

People with diabetes have a higher risk of many different health issues, including kidney and heart problems. Although various medicines can help reduce the risk of these issues, many people with ...

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to ...