Hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are among the common causes of kidney failure. In the United States, approximately 35.5 million people have chronic kidney disease (CKD). 1 For some, ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Nine out of 10 people with chronic kidney disease only find out when it progresses to later stages. Here’s what we know about its risk factors—and why there's new reason to hope for more effective ...

Kidney disease doesn't typically get as much attention as the other health conditions (think: breast cancer or adult depression). But recently, it's making headlines at the Olympics, as gymnast Sunisa ...

Metabolic dysfunction, rather than steatotic liver disease (SLD), seems to be the main driver of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. In addition to treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, ...

Kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), occurs when the kidneys are no longer able to filter waste and toxins from your bloodstream without the help of dialysis or a kidney transplant.

Type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic has been linked to a host of potential benefits outside of blood sugar management, including weight loss and helping to break addictions. Ozempic side effects tend ...