This video is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Imagine it’s the first day of summer, and you ...

Kidneys are the silent filters of our body; relentless at their work, cleaning the blood and regulating fluid and chemical balance. They remove waste products like urea and excess water, maintain the ...

Our kidneys do a tremendous amount of work. Every day, they filter about 150 quarts of blood, cleaning it of waste, toxins and extra water. They regulate how much fluid is in the body and balance our ...

Most people don’t really think about their kidneys. They’re not like your heart or lungs, you don’t feel them working. But they’re quietly doing a lot, all the time. Your kidneys filter waste, balance ...