Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, is when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. This condition can develop slowly or quickly, and ...

The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. While it's possible to live without organs like the appendix, gallbladder, or spleen, several of our organs are ...

Acute kidney failure, now known as acute kidney injury (AKI), occurs when your kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste products from your blood. This rapid decline in kidney function can ...

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 ...

Although kidney disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, it is estimated that 90 percent[i] of the 37 million Americans with chronic kidney disease are not aware that they have it, ...

Around one in seven adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the kidneys become ...