Your kidneys are pretty vital: They filter your blood and get rid of the waste in the body through urine. They’re also responsible for helping to regulate your blood pressure, producing red blood ...

What happens to a patient's old, damaged kidney? This is the question that most people wonder about. Let's explain what ...

What are the kidneys? The kidneys are two fist-sized organs, about 4 inches (11.25 centimeters) long. They are located in your back, above your waistline, and are protected by your ribs. What ...

Our kidneys do a tremendous amount of work. Every day, they filter about 150 quarts of blood, cleaning it of waste, toxins and extra water. They regulate how much fluid is in the body and balance our ...

(WHTM) — March is National Kidney Month, and On tonight’s Hot Topic Tuesday we have Dr. Verma from Penn State Health and Phyllis Hicks from the Kidney Foundation of Central PA. Dr. Verma can you ...

BOSTON — For deceased donor transplants, AKI in the donor did not have any negative impact on eGFR in the recipient at 1 year, according to a poster presented at the American Transplant Congress. “In ...

One of the many underappreciated things about the human body is that it has a lot of excess capacity. That is, our organs have more reserve than most of us will ever need. It’s as if our bodies were ...

To most laymen, mention of anything seriously wrong with the circulation of the blood suggests trouble in the heart or the arteries leading to the brain; rarely do they consider the kidneys. But more ...

Your kidneys work hard for you. Here are 13 foods to help you return the favor. Let's be honest, you probably don't give your kidneys much thought, but they're your body's silent MVPs. They're your ...