How to look after your kidneys
Drs Chris and Xand tackle one of the body’s most complex organs, the kidneys, finding out about the vital role they play in many aspects of our health.
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of our health and wellbeing.
Chris and Xand have always found the kidneys somewhat mysterious and elusive, going all the way back to medical school. Now they want to understand what makes this pair of organs so complex, and why they are so much more than simple filters. How do the kidneys work? What can happen when they go wrong? And how can we keep them healthy for as long as possible?
To answer these questions and more, the Docs are joined by Dr Kate Bramham, Consultant Nephrologist at King’s College Hospital and Reader at King's College London.
If you want to get in touch, you can email us at whatsupdocs@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08000 665 123.
Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Guest: Dr Kate Bramham
Producers: William Hornbrook and Jo Rowntree
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Assistant Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis
Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable
Social Media: Leon Gower 
Digital Lead: Richard Berry
Composer: Phoebe McFarlane
Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby
At the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½:
Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith 
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
Last on
More episodes
Featured
- 
    
.
 
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Aug 2025 16:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
 - Sat 23 Aug 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
 
Podcast
- 
                                        
            What's Up Docs?
Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.