Heart, kidney and metabolic health are closely connected. Know the warning signs, causes, risk factors and latest expert ...

For decades, medical science has treated heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease as separate, isolated ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, is when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. This condition can develop slowly or quickly, and ...

Kidney disease doesn't typically get as much attention as the other health conditions (think: breast cancer or adult depression). But recently, it's making headlines at the Olympics, as gymnast Sunisa ...

Nine out of 10 people with chronic kidney disease only find out when it progresses to later stages. Here’s what we know about its risk factors—and why there's new reason to hope for more effective ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, largely silent and serious. Most people who have the condition do not realize they ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

Kidney cancer is a disease where cancer cells begin to develop abnormally in the kidneys. As cancer cells grow rapidly, they can form a tumor, and eventually, the cancer can spread to other parts of ...

World Kidney Cancer Day 2026 highlights the emotional challenges patients face alongside diagnosis and treatment.

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

Dr. Emre Yekedüz discusses how ASCO 2025 highlights precision medicine, biomarkers and the gut microbiome as keys to advancing kidney cancer care. At the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, Dr. Emre Yekedüz, a ...