Why do some of our organs come in pairs, but other organs do not? We have two eyes, two lungs, two kidneys, but only one nose, one heart, one stomach, etc. Oh well, if someone knows the answer, please ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kidney failure, or chronic kidney disease, is often called a 'silent killer,' and this is the main reason why most patients ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways ACE inhibitors lower blood pressure and protect the kidneys by ...

When we think about kidney health, most of us imagine cutting down on salt, drinking more water, and avoiding processed junk ...

Scarring is one of the biggest problems in chronic kidney disease. When the kidneys are damaged over time, scar tissue builds ...