Here's what kidney stones are, what causes them and how you can expect to have them treated if they affect you or someone you love.

Over half a million people go to emergency rooms for kidney stones every year, according to the National Kidney Foundation. ...

Chronic kidney disease doesn’t always cause constipation, but there are a number of reasons why it does for many people. Learn about potential causes and treatment.

In India, for example, only about 13,600 kidney transplants were performed in 2023 – compared with an estimated 200,000 patients who develop end-stage kidney disease annually.

They don’t show fatigue, or ache, or make noise. That’s why even small signals—like a few extra kilos—need attention. In today’s world, where lifestyle diseases often begin quietly, guarding kidney ...

Little did these former neighbors know that 10 years after this December 2014 photo was taken, Mike Torti (top row, right) would donate a kidney that would enable his former neighbors' son Jacob ...

According to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 US adults live with chronic kidney disease, and many don't even realize it. That makes early prevention and daily support even more important.

Transition from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: mechanisms, models, and biomarkers. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology , 327 (5), F788–F805.

Katie Pappas and Christine Hernandez are two of 3,500 Illinoisians waiting for a kidney transplant in a state where the average wait time is five to seven years.