From our physicians
Health insights, written by our Houston-based clinicians.
Practical, evidence-based articles written by Remix Medical physicians — not ghostwritten and not AI-generated.
From our physicians
Practical, evidence-based articles written by Remix Medical physicians — not ghostwritten and not AI-generated.
About half of people who pass a kidney stone get another. A nephrologist on the fluids, diet, medications, and follow-up tests that keep stones from coming back.
Low sodium, potassium, magnesium, or calcium each feel different. A nephrologist on the symptoms, the causes in older adults and women, and how to fix them safely.
A drink now and then is fine for most kidneys. Heavy drinking is not. A nephrologist on beer, binge drinking, gout, kidney disease, and drinking on dialysis.
A gout attack usually lasts one to two weeks, much less if treated in the first day. A nephrologist on what to do tonight, which drug fits you, and stopping the next one.
Peeing a lot means either making too much urine or a bladder that wants to empty too often. A nephrologist on how to tell which, the causes, and when to worry.
Swollen ankles are usually veins, heat, or a medication. Sometimes they are the kidneys or the heart. A nephrologist on how to tell which, and when to worry.