Our kidneys do a tremendous amount of work. Every day, they filter about 150 quarts of blood, cleaning it of waste, toxins and extra water. They regulate how much fluid is in the body and balance our ...

Aug. 31—(Family Features) Your kidneys — the bean-shaped organs located near the middle of your back on either side of your spine — play a vital role in your overall health. While many people don't ...

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Most people know you can live a healthy life with just one kidney, but not everyone realizes how important your kidneys really are. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more ...

One out of every seven Americans has kidney disease, and millions more are at risk. Since symptoms of kidney disease don’t appear until the disease is quite advanced, nearly 90% of people with it ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, does a deep dive on the signs of kidney disease. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

How Does Multiple Myeloma Impact the Kidneys? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of immune cell found in bone marrow. Healthy plasma cells make proteins called antibodies to fight ...

Your kidneys, the bean-shaped organs located near the middle of your back on either side of your spine, play a vital role in your overall health. While many people don’t think about them unless ...