High blood pressure’s hidden impact on kidney health in older adults
Most people think of high blood pressure as a silent threat to the heart. But it’s time we start talking about another organ it quietly destroys: the kidneys.
As a public health researcher and clinician, I have seen how chronic kidney disease (CKD) creeps in unnoticed—especially among older adults—and how hypertension is often the unspoken culprit. Despite being preventable and treatable in its early stages, CKD remains a major cause of …
