The second story was of an Israeli man who flew to New York to donate his kidney in exchange for $20,000. These stories underscore the desperation of patients in need of a donor organ and the need ...

Kidney transplantation is an alternative method for treating kidney failure and can save a patient's life. This procedure involves implanting a kidney from an organ donor into the patient’s body ...

Dialysis is the use of a special machine to remove waste and excess fluid from the body when the kidney is not functioning properly. Patients and caretakers told this publication at the dialysis ...

A 53-year-old mother lost 13kg and donated a kidney to her friend's daughter after discovering that she was suffering from a ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic for treating patients with chronic kidney disease on Tuesday, marking the latest authorized use for Novo Nordisk’s popular drug known for ...

At present, it is unknown which cells in the damaged organ are responsible for increased erythropoietin production in a hydronephrotic kidney. In patients with cystic renal diseases (in whom mild ...

Most kidney failure patients are unable to work and rely on Medicare, but it’s unclear if Medicare or private insurance will cover pig kidney transplants in the future. More than 100,000 people ...

"For patients who are still working, the study found that they experience a work disability rate of 24.3%, and 13.3% of them have to take sick leave regularly due to the impact of this disease on ...