Kidney health is often overlooked until problems arise. This World Kidney Day, experts highlight ways to protect yourself ...

Our kidneys are remarkable organs, silently working 24/7 to filter waste, regulate blood pressure, and produce essential hormones. Often, we don’t think about them until something goes wrong.

Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...

If you have both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes, you may rely on medications and nutrition to keep each condition under control. While those strategies are key to staying healthy, ...

In the first part of our two-part series on chronic kidney disease, we explored the prevalence of this condition—that 37 million Americans have it but 90 percent are unaware[i] —as well as its causes, ...

Hydration is a surprisingly important diabetes health factor, and it’s even more important if you also have chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD develops in 10 to 40 percent of people with type 2 ...

On World Kidney Day, Newsweek explores how one country is testing whether early detection can slow a global epidemic.

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of kidney failure. It damages the kidneys through a slow, progressive process that ...

Investigators have discovered why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring that can lead to kidney failure. Their findings could lead to the development of noninvasive tests to detect ...