In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

Fruits and vegetables contain citrate, a natural inhibitor of kidney stones. Incorporating more plant-based foods into the ...

Understanding and categorizing the various types of tubulointerstitial responses in acute kidney injury (AKI) may lead to the ...

A physical therapist was shocked to learn that for her, some of her crucial organs had an expiration date. With proactive ...

Kidneys are the silent workers of the body. These organs filter out waste, balance fluids, and keep essential minerals in check. But many times, their health is unknowingly pushed to the edge ...

At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of those get a new kidney each year, but others die while waiting.

A team of researchers at UM have developed an innovative new tool that could transform how kidney disease is ...

By Dr. Makayla Nelson and Dr. Katherine Donaldson University of Kentucky Almost half of adults in America — or about 108 ...

Benefits from vitamin D supplementation in kidney disease vary; routine testing is not recommended in otherwise healthy ...

Your kidneys might be small, but they play a huge role in keeping your body balanced. They filter waste, control blood ...

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday — a ...

I care deeply because this chronic disease is mine. It lives inside me. It’s radically changed my life and the life of my ...