Every year we celebrate the World Kidney day on the 2nd Thursday of March.This year the theme is “Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health”So how do we detect kidney disease early?➢ If you are suffering from hypertension or diabetes- ➢ Persistent headache mandates blood pressure to be checked.If found to be elevated… Read more: Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health

Chronic kidney disease(CKD) has a prevalence of around 17% in India and the graph doesn’t seem to show a dip. While diabetes and hypertension tops the list for being the risk factors for developing CKD, it can be genetic as well and therefore the disease may go unnoticed. And this very thing can delay the… Read more: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE-THE BURDEN AND THE WAY AHEAD