Blood tests can become a normal part of your life so it’s a good idea to know why you’re having them and what the results can tell you about your kidney health. It also helps to be able to recognise ...

It is important that you contact your dialysis unit or the NHS 111 non-emergency medical helpline if you cannot get through to your unit and think you have peritonitis. In severe cases, repeated bouts ...

Resources to help instigate change. Use our referenced, downloadable facts and statistics to use in your own presentations to help spread the word about kidney health inequalities. Click to open the ...

Supports MSc scholars, with an interest in kidney disease, to carry out real-world health data research. We encourage applications from students who have been accepted on relevant UK university master ...

Glomerulonephritis is a medical term for a group of diseases involving damage to the glomeruli (the tiny filters in the kidney). The damage is usually caused by the body’s immune system.

A better life after transplant is possible with your gift. People who have had a kidney transplant are three times more likely to develop bladder cancer. Researchers have suspected that BK virus, a ...

Gout is caused by too much of a chemical called uric acid in the blood. Uric acid occurs naturally in the body and usually doesn’t cause any harmful effects. However, if there is too much uric acid in ...

What is congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)? Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are a group of conditions where the urinary tract, including the ...

The kidneys are highly complex organs that control blood chemistry, blood pressure, and the amount of fluid in the body. They also keep the blood clean and chemically balanced. Acting as very ...

Drinking sufficient levels of fluid on a daily basis is an important part of kidney health. And it’s not just something we should be thinking about during the warmer summer months. We are at the ...

An infection is where germs, such as bacteria, get into the body and multiply, causing harmful effects. If this happens in the kidney, this is called a kidney infection, or pyelonephritis. This type ...

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