Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet.

These have been in the spotlight for their transformative effects on obesity and related chronic conditions such as kidney disease, liver disease, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With remarkable ...

diabetes and heart disease, another condition that co-exists and develops with these is quickly posing a new health hazard. That’s called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD, when fat builds up ...

Cuthbert said that anyone can develop kidney disease, with diabetes and high blood pressure being key risk factors. The charity stressed that the online checker is not a diagnostic tool but rather ...

"In 2010, I donated my left kidney to a stranger at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles," he says. Then, two years ago, O'Driscoll donated 60% of his liver — an organ that regenerates itself to ...

Healthy Kidney Signs: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a serious health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. The kidneys play a critical role in filtering waste and toxins from the ...

Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UC San Francisco, said people should be on the lookout for the “Big Four”: three respiratory viruses currently moving through the U.S ...

A Cleveland Clinic liver specialist discusses the life expectancy with fatty liver disease and provides tips to take charge of your health. According to the American Liver Foundation, a nonprofit ...

Here’s what you should know. Meet the experts: Thomas Russo, MD, a professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York. What are the COVID symptoms to look for in ...

These new techniques have been successfully implemented in seven patients with end-stage liver disease and end-stage kidney disease and have achieved excellent outcomes. Future clinical trials are ...

The disease has infected mainly women and children, resulting in 143 deaths. A deadly flu-like disease that has claimed the lives of more than 143 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...