DEAR DR. ROACH: Outside of limiting your salt intake, avoiding potassium and phosphates, and hydrating properly, is there anything that one can undertake to stop or reverse declining kidney function? ...

Creatine is a naturally occurring compound that the body already makes from three amino acids and its main job is to supply energy to muscles.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A loved one of mine has had kidney problems for his whole life. He’s now on the transplant list, and his kidney function is very low. But he continues to avoid dialysis, saying that he ...

On World Kidney Day, health experts are addressing a common question that often circulates on social media: can drinking more water cure kidney disease? Many people believe that increasing water ...

A medication used to treat constipation, lubiprostone, may protect the kidneys and slow down damage caused by gut bacteria.

A routine blood test can sometimes reveal a number that feels out of place, uric acid levels higher than expected. The ...