More than 1 in 7 adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, which is a progressive decrease in kidney function. As many as 9 in 10 of them don’t know they have it.

The smallest kidney stones are about the size of a grain of sand and cause few to no symptoms. As they become bigger, however ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of ...

Globally, the rate of death from chronic kidney disease increased 24% from 1990 to 2021, according to statistics published by ...

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What are the risk factors for kidney disease? My mother died from kidney failure a few years ago at age 75 but didn’t even know she had a problem until it was too late. Anyone who has diabetes ...

The patient, who had a history of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, initially dismissed these signs, unaware that they were indicators of a rare and aggressive kidney disease. If left untreated ...

Early signs and symptoms can include tiredness and hunger, frequent urination, increased thirst, vision problems, slow wound healing, and yeast infections. Anyone who experiences possible signs ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

(CBS12) — A local young man is sharing his story in hopes of raising awareness about kidney failure at any age. Ben Diaz says there weren’t any signs until one day, the disease almost killed him.