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Infusion therapy is a method of delivering medicines, fluids, or nutrients directly into the body. While most infusions are given through a vein, some can be delivered into the tissue just beneath the skin or into other targeted areas. Some people with kidney disease may need inf...

Find tips to help you understand your insurance plan, get coverage for services to find the cause of your kidney disease and how to get help with insurance when you need it.

Metabolic acidosis is a common complication of kidney disease. Understand what causes it, how it impacts your health, and what treatment options are available.

Learn how diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure, affects the kidneys, how to spot problems early, and what steps you can take to protect your kidney health.

If you are of African, Hispanic, or Latino, Asian, or Native American descent, you are at higher risk for kidney disease. Since symptoms don't usually appear until the kidney damage is moderate or severe, it's important to understand your risk and get tested regularly.

Learn about post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), a group of disorders of the lymphatic system (lymphoma) that can happen after an organ transplant. Find out its cause, symptoms, tests to diagnose it and treatment options.

Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). C3G is a disease that causes inflammation and damage to the filters of your kidneys.

After a kidney transplant, taking anti-rejection (immunosuppressant) medicines help protect your new transplanted kidney and keep your body from rejecting it. Anti-rejection medicines are taken for life and missing even a day can increase your risk of your immune system rejecting...

Gout, a type of arthritis caused by having too much uric acid in your blood, causes crystals to form in the joints, leading to swelling and pain. Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of gout, especially when the kidneys cannot remove uric acid from the blood. If you have e...