While it is rare to get any serious complications from MRIs, those who have kidney issues may be affected due to the use of ...

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While doctors determined he broke his right clavicle, they wanted to do a follow-up MRI to understand why. The reason felt ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...

She is affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar.

An advantage of whole-body MRIs over CTs is that they use magnets and radio waves, which eliminate the type of radiation ...

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is a significant risk factor for kidney damage in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as are high blood pressure and obesity. While there isn’t a cure for ...

Certain foods can be bad for your health if you have kidney disease. Avoiding or limiting foods high in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus when you have kidney disease can help slow or stop disease ...

For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the US, chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of advanced chronic ...

When people think of kidney disease, they usually think about problems with how the body removes waste—not about skin issues. But for many people living with kidney disease, itchy skin and ...