The human body can survive weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet millions of people walk around in a state of chronic dehydration, completely unaware that their kidneys are slowly ...

Many people think kidney disease just “happens” by genetics or bad luck. In fact, about two-thirds of kidney failure in the U ...

People on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) did well to stay the course even when kidney function dropped, researchers found in a retrospective ...

Lithium, the cornerstone treatment for bipolar disorder, is associated with a decline in renal function, hypothyroidism, and hypercalcemia, new research suggests. "Lithium is a widely used and highly ...