The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste from the blood, balancing fluids, and managing minerals like calcium and phosphorus. When the kidneys start to fail, these tasks don’t happen properly.

Diabetes-related kidney disease can worsen and lead to failure. You may experience many different symptoms, including lower back pain, fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. If you have kidney disease ...

In general, people diagnosed at a younger age have a better chance of surviving kidney cancer. However, the stage of the cancer at the time of diagnosis has the strongest influence on outlook.

Acute skin exposure to ultraviolet light triggers neutrophil-mediated kidney inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (3): e2019097118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2019097118 ...