Kidney Health Blog

What acute kidney injury is, its causes, and how recovery works.

The two-way link between high blood pressure and kidney damage, and how control protects your kidneys.

How the deceased-donor route works in India — brain death, NOTTO, allocation and the waiting list.

How diabetes damages your kidneys, how it is caught early, and how to slow it down.

How dialysis steps in for failing kidneys, the two main types, and how you choose.

The essentials of a kidney-friendly diet — managing salt, potassium, phosphorus and protein.

How Ayushman Bharat and state schemes help pay for dialysis and transplant, and who qualifies.

How hemodialysis works, the schedule, vascular access, and the diet that goes with it.

What kidney stones are, why they hurt, and how they are treated and prevented.

How a kidney transplant works in India, the living and deceased donor routes, and the legal rules that protect you.

Recovery, follow-up, and the lifelong medicines that come with a transplant.

Who can donate a kidney, what the evaluation involves, and the protections for donors under Indian law.

What peritoneal dialysis is, how it cleans your blood inside your body, and whether it suits you.

The everyday steps that genuinely protect your kidneys.

A plain explanation of creatinine, eGFR, urea and urine protein, and how to read the results with your doctor.

The early and late symptoms of kidney disease, and when to see a doctor.

A clear, practical explanation of chronic kidney disease — what it is, why it happens, and how you manage it — from Civil Hospital Ahmedabad.

A realistic look at dialysis and transplant costs in India, what schemes cover, and the lifelong medicine cost to plan for.

Why creatinine rises, what a high reading can and cannot tell you, and the sensible next steps.

How your kidney disease is staged using eGFR, and what each stage means for your care.