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Kidney disease and failure

Find out everything you need to know about kidney disease, including symptoms, treatment, causes, management and more.

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Sodium, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and CKD
How a diet high in sodium can worsen chronic kidney disease.

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IgA Nephropathy: Understanding Proteinuria
High levels of protein in urine are a predictor of complications from IgA nephropathy.

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Diabetic Kidney Disease: Questions When Starting a New Medication
Questions to ask when your healthcare provider prescribes a new medication to help treat diabetic ki...

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3 Embarrassing Bladder Problems and How to Plug the Leaks
Discover what may be causing some common urinary incontinence problems and learn what you can do to ...

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What Does Passing a Kidney Stone Feel Like?
Kidney stone pain is no joke, sending more than 500,000 people to the ER each year.

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Have High Blood Pressure or Diabetes? Watch Out for This
They're responsible for 73 percent of new kidney failure cases.

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IgA Nephropathy: Key Concepts to Understand
A look at how the kidneys work and how IgA nephropathy damages these important organs.

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What are the complications of IgA nephropathy?
Preventing these complications is an important focus of treatment for immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

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Type 2 Diabetes and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
How diabetes can damage the kidneys and what you can do to prevent this complication.

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Are cysts on the kidneys serious?
Cysts in the kidneys can be seious. Some are caused by genetic conditions such as adult polycystic k...