Chronic kidney disease now ranks as the ninth leading cause of death globally, affecting 788 million people worldwide, ...

Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose ...

Kidney failure symptoms may begin so gradually that you don't really notice swelling, joint pain, or changes in how you urinate (pee). Or, you may think that itchy skin and other signs are due to ...

The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. While it's possible to live without organs like the appendix, gallbladder, or spleen, several of our organs are ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

The condition usually only shows symptoms when it is advanced, meaning early treatment is missed, killing 45,000 people every ...

For years, Oscar has greeted dawn with the rhythmic swing of his machete as he chops sugar cane in fields near his home in El Salvador. On a typical morning, the 33-year-old begins work long before ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was the ninth-leading cause of death worldwide in 2023, accounting for 1.48 million deaths. Its global age-standardized prevalence increased from 3.5% to 14.2%, according ...

Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose ...

An old adage physicians are taught is that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think of “horses,” not “zebras.” Instead of an unusual explanation for the symptoms, it’s preferable to consider more ...

It also took the spot as the 12th leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), with an age-standardized DALY rate ...