Since the 1990s, a race-based method for assessing kidney function placed many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist. However, thousands of these patients were moved up the list in ...

Later, she received an unexpected diagnosis: kidney ... open green spaces allow for more efficient heat dissipation, maintaining a cooler environment. “Temperature, humidity plus diet equals ...

These painful formations aren’t just an inconvenience – they can lead to recurrent episodes and even chronic kidney disease if untreated. So, what’s causing this silent epidemic? Genetics play a role, ...

Since the 1990s, a race-based method for assessing kidney function placed many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist. However, thousands of these patients were moved up the list in recent ...

One of the study’s authors, Meir Stampfer, MD, DrPH, told Everyday Health: “The Mediterranean diet has proven benefits, but we thought it might be improved upon by adding more foods rich in ...

According to HealthDay, the FDA has approved the beginning of the first-ever clinical trials testing for pig kidney transplants in kidney failure patients. The drug administration has given a green ...

(Bloomberg) -- The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure. United Therapeutics Corp.