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Choosing A Treatment For Kidney Failure

Learn about kidney failure treatments: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplant. Understand each option to make informed choices with ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

6 Surprising Facts about Diabetes and the Kidneys

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure? High blood sugar levels can have a damaging ripple effect in many parts of your bod...

Diet and nutrition,

Diseases and conditions,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diabetic kidney disease

Sudden Loss of Kidney Function: Do You Know What to Do in This Emergency?

Some people suddenly lose their kidneys function. All at once, the kidneys stop doing their important tasks: eliminating excess fluid and salts and r...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Acute kidney injury

NKF Answers Top 10 Questions about Kidney Stones

Kidney stones send half a million Americans to the emergency room every year, but there are ways to decrease your risk. To help you learn about sympto...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney Stones Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

The terrible pain of kidney stone disease may be more common in people with metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of five traits that also sets the stage fo...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Metabolic acidosis,

7 Important Facts About Kidney Cancer - E-Kidney | June 2013

Each year in the United States, about 51,000 adults will be diagnosed with kidney cancer. The exact cause of kidney cancer is unclear, but having adva...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Love Your Kidneys | August 2014

More than 37 million American adults are living with kidney disease and most dont know it. There are a number of physical signs of kidney disease, b...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Signs and symptoms,

Chronic kidney disease