Your kidneys might be crying for help right now, but you wouldn’t know it. These vital organs often suffer in silence until serious damage occurs, and medical experts have identified seven ...

Rachel (not her real name), a one-month-old infant girl, had been crying incessantly. Her mum noted a “cherry-like mass” on her private parts (specifically, the perineum) upon changing her ...

A “duplex kidney” (DK) is a congenital condition in which one kidney divides into an upper ... the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. All patients ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good reminder for parents-to-be to schedule that important 20-week ultrasound visit ... brain and kidneys and it’s a good idea to ask ...

Kidney infections (pyelonephritis) can occur when bacteria from the urinary tract travel up the urethra and affect one or both kidneys. Sometimes, the bacteria that cause kidney, or renal ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder whereby a large number of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, but also in other organs. PKD can be autosomal dominant (one mutated ...

The retired basketball player, 43, said he went to the doctor for a full-body check-up in 2023, during which a tumor was found on his right kidney. On Dec. 18, 2023, Wade had surgery to remove the ...

What's more, University of New Mexico health scientist Alexander Nihart and colleagues found greater concentrations of these problematic petrochemical leftovers in brain samples than in samples of ...

Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication of community acquired infection, but data on impact in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are lacking. We determined prevalence, risk ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Microplastic particles accumulate more in the human brain than in the liver and kidneys, with higher concentrations found in 2024 samples compared to 2016. The ...