The kidneys produce certain hormones in our bodies that help control blood pressure and make red blood cells. However, many people don't realize their kidneys aren't working properly until they're ...

Around one in seven adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the kidneys become damaged and can’t work as efficiently. This allows waste products to build up ...

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), occurs when kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood effectively. This serious condition affects ...

In November 2024, Sunita Bhosale woke up at 5:00 a.m. in excruciating pain. After Bhosale, 54, made her way to a local hospital, a doctor administered painkiller injections and intravenous drips and ...

When I was 16, I was in a car accident on my way to school and my spleen was injured. I needed to undergo a CT scan to make sure there was no other internal damage to my organs. The ER doctors checked ...

At just 22 years old, Carri Game was focused on living a normal life until a routine doctor’s visit in early September ...