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 ...

If you have been told that you have advanced kidney disease or end-stage kidney failure you may have been advised to start thinking about how you would like your kidney disease managed in the future.

A new clinical network has been launched to increase time to check the health of donated kidneys and increase in the number ...

Changes to your diet can often help to lower blood pressure, slow down your loss of kidney function and reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Most people with chronic kidney disease can get all ...

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 ...

Complications during or after a kidney transplant operation can impact patients, families and surgeons. Ms Emma Aitken, transplant surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow, received an Andy Cole ...

In kidney atrophy either one or both kidneys have shrunk and have become smaller. This is also called renal atrophy. Kidney atrophy is not usually reversible. The kidneys shrink because of a loss of ...

Kidney disease can sometimes make you feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster of emotions which can change from day to day – even by the hour. This is all perfectly normal. Your mental health is just ...

Goodpasture syndrome is also known as anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. This is because antibodies (proteins made by the immune system to protect the body from potentially harmful ...

For people living with kidney disease and closely-related risk factors such as diabetes, staying active can make a life-changing difference to their health, independence and quality of life. Yet too ...

25 to 29.9 means you are living with overweight 30 to 39.9 means you are living with obesity 40 or above means you are living with severe obesity BMI is useful for most people for indicating whether ...

Blood pressure is the pressure blood pushes against the walls of the arteries as it is pumped around the body by the heart. When blood pressure is measured, two numbers are recorded. The maximum ...