Fish delivers protein, and when you choose a fatty fish like tuna, salmon or trout, you're also getting omega-3 fatty acids.

The kidneys do a lot of work to ensure that the body is healthy, so this Kidney Health Month let’s take a look at just how our kidneys function. Emmanuelle Gilles, MD, a Board Certified Nephrologist ...

The kidneys filter out the accumulated impurities in the body, helping the rest of the body function properly. But what ...

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 ...

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Kidneys are the silent multitaskers of our body. They perform vital, behind-the-scenes work: filtering waste, balancing ...

Creatinine is a byproduct of muscle metabolism and under normal circumstances, the kidney's filter creatinine from the blood ...

Red bell peppers is a food low in potassium, which is a key consideration for many people with kidney disease, while being ...

If you drink water from the tap, then you’re probably drinking water that has been filtered to make it safe to drink. You may even have a filter on your tap to further remove impurities. But did you ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant. Their study found that infection with the ...

Kidney complications are some of the most common and severe symptoms associated with Covid-19. Estimates show that 30% of people hospitalized for severe infection and 50% of those that are later ...