Editor’s Note: Have you ever wondered why you feel tired so easily if your kidneys are not working well?  Or curious about how your kidney function affects the amount of oxygen in your body? In this post, our guest blogger Dr. Jenna Henderson explains in detail why anemia is caused by kidney disease and how […]

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately one in every eight individuals, or about 31 million individuals. This number is likely an underestimate as I believe many more remain underdiagnosed. With the increasing number of our younger generation being diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, and the obesity epidemic affecting one in every three individuals, those with kidney […]

Editor’s Note: Renal failure is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because it develops so slowly that many patients don’t realize they have a problem until they are in kidney failure. They might also be unaware that keeping their blood pressure in check can help their kidneys work longer. In today’s post, Dr. Jenna […]