Kidney disease: When the body’s filtration system starts breaking down

Kidneys are extraordinary organs. They filter a person’s entire volume of blood about 60 times daily. Put another way, kidneys filter about 180 liters of blood per day.[1] They regulate blood pressure, synthesize hormones, and create red blood cells. For National Kidney Month, learn more about kidney diseases—including the surprising medical mystery of an emerging […]

Colorectal cancer: a burgeoning issue in younger patients

We often think of colorectal cancer as an old man’s disease. Yet colorectal cancer is on the rise in younger patients, of all genders and ethnicities. A 2017 study found that once age is taken into account, people born in 1990—who are turning 29 this year—have double the risk of colon cancer and quadruple the [...]