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A fact sheet about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk. Includes who should consider testing, and how to understand test results.

A fact sheet about asbestos, asbestos-related diseases, and who to contact for more information.

Many factors can affect your weight, leading to overweight, obesity, or extreme obesity. Being overweight or having obesity may lead to certain health problems.

The terms “overweight” and “obesity” refer to body weight that is greater than what is considered normal or healthy for a certain height.

Knowing your body mass index (BMI) and waist size help tell if you are at a normal or healthy weight, are overweight, or have obesity.

In this episode of Healthy Moments, Dr. Griffin Rodgers, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, explains why people with risk factors for kidney disease should get tested for the disease.

In this episode of Healthy Moments, Dr. Griffin Rodgers, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, explains that if you're at risk for prediabetes, you should find out, because you can take steps to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Explains how kidney disease can lead to anemia, the kidneys’ role in making red blood cells, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of anemia in kidney disease.

Defines IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune disease that affects the kidneys. Discusses causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder where your kidneys pass an abnormally large volume of dilute and odorless urine, which can result in dehydration.