Our bodies have several vital organs that quietly toil away to keep us functioning properly. Among these are the kidneys, two fist-sized organs that sit on either side of the spine below the ribs.

Tolvaptan efficacy was assessed among younger adults 18-35 years with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), who are at high risk for progression.

Kidney doctors are called nephrologists. They treat conditions that affect the kidneys, like chronic kidney disease and kidney stones. They also may help people manage chronic conditions like diabetes ...

If you have low platelets in your blood, called thrombocytopenia, your ability to form clots and stop bleeding may be impaired. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder that causes ...

ROACH: I read your recent column on transplants and dialysis. Fifteen years ago, I found I had polycystic kidney disease and was recommended a transplant. My wife and I discovered that our blood ...

With other conditions, such as polycystic kidney disease, you may have periods of severe pain. If kidney cancer is causing your pain, it may feel like a persistent dull ache that extends from the ...

Stage 2 kidney disease is mainly asymptomatic and may be ... A doctor may also perform imaging tests, such as a renal ultrasound, for a better look at your kidneys and to assess the extent of ...

When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your kidneys slowly stop working properly. The damage is lasting and can get worse over time, leading to different stages of CKD. Anyone can get CKD ...

particularly in high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease. In response to these challenges, this review will refocus its attention on advanced targeted drug delivery technologies and research ...

Reported before the New England Branch of the American Urological Association, Boston, Massachusetts. May 19, 1930. Riley — Assistant Professor of Genito-Urinary Surgery, Harvard Medical School ...

The result, outlined in the researchers' paper in the journal Circulation Research, is a "silent but serious" vascular disease where the kidneys become zombie-like, changing into something ...

“We need to accurately understand the effects of long-term use of RAS inhibitors on the kidneys.” RAS inhibitors are commonly prescribed when a patient is first diagnosed with high blood pressure, a ...