Your kidneys are pretty vital: They filter your blood and get rid of the waste in the body through urine. They’re also responsible for helping to regulate your blood pressure, producing red blood ...

Your kidneys are pretty vital: They filter your blood and get rid of the waste in the body through urine. They’re also responsible for helping to regulate your blood pressure, producing red blood ...

What are the kidneys? The kidneys are two fist-sized organs, about 4 inches (11.25 centimeters) long. They are located in your back, above your waistline, and are protected by your ribs. What ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — March is National Kidney Month, and On tonight’s Hot Topic Tuesday we have Dr. Verma from Penn State Health and Phyllis Hicks from the Kidney Foundation of Central PA. Dr. Verma can you ...

Your kidneys are strong, quiet workers that filter about half a cup of blood every minute to get rid of waste, keep fluids in balance, and control blood pressure through important hormones. But two of ...

To most laymen, mention of anything seriously wrong with the circulation of the blood suggests trouble in the heart or the arteries leading to the brain; rarely do they consider the kidneys. But more ...

One of the many underappreciated things about the human body is that it has a lot of excess capacity. That is, our organs have more reserve than most of us will ever need. It’s as if our bodies were ...

This week, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving the care of kidney patients. Nephrologist Amaka Eneanya talks with Scott Simon about some of the new initiatives. Americans with ...