← brief for 2026-09-16 · Slowing decline

Epidemiology, mechanisms and clinical implications of heat-related kidney disease

Key takeaways

This is an expert review in Nature Reviews Nephrology about how extreme heat can harm the kidneys. The authors explain how the body handles heat and look at the evidence tying heat stress to kidney injury and to chronic kidney disease. They also point out what research is still missing and what it means for patient care. It reports no new study results of its own.

Source

Paper · Nature Reviews Nephrology · 2026-09-16
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-026-01126-5