Kidney diseases develop slowly and may not produce any obvious symptoms for a long time. The body can compensate for them so effectively that the...

Imagine a therapy session in which the patient doesn’t just talk about their fear, but actually experiences it—standing on stage in front of an audience,...

“Contrast harms the kidneys” — this belief has been present among patients for years, and sometimes also among physicians. In clinical practice, it may raise...

Allergies are usually associated with the immune system, genetics, and environmental factors. Increasingly, however, another element is appearing in this puzzle: the gut microbiota. A...

On March 22, World Water Day, we most often think about natural resources, climate, and access to safe drinking water. In medicine, however, water has...

Alzheimer’s disease is most commonly associated with memory impairment, disorientation, and irreversible neurodegenerative changes in the brain. We rarely think of it in the context...