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The health care system at large has sometimes embraced false beliefs about racial differences in people’s bodies — and the way we assess kidney health and kidney donor eligibility are prime ...

I would never have even attempted to care for her before. It’s just like a whole turnaround. “If I hadn’t been the one getting a kidney, I would definitely have wanted to donate. I would donate in a ...

“My husband’s kidney failure happened pretty fast, because his general practitioner had told us his numbers were up and that down the road he would probably be looking at dialysis. But we were ...

It is important to take care of these organs, especially in the winter months, when one becomes susceptible to seasonal illnesses and/or is already suffering from a kidney disease. The theme of ...

The NHS has funded the Prepare for Kidney Care study, which aims to help older people with kidney disease make the right decision for them when their kidney function is getting very low. The study has ...

Despite our sophistication in health care, we found ... progression of CKD into kidney failure. Today, more than 37 million people in the U.S. suffer from CKD and an astounding 90 percent are unaware ...

Richard Slayman made history on March 16 by becoming the first living person to receive a genetically edited pig kidney. This week, the 62-year-old Massachusetts resident reached another milestone ...

(By Dr Ganesh Srinivas Prasad P, Consultant: Nephrology and Transplant Physician, Narayana Health City, Bangalore) Kidney transplant brings remarkable transformation to patients' lives, yet ...

Just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Officers responded to a shooting in Baltimore's Care neighborhood. Upon arrival, they found a 60-year-old man on North Chester Street suffering from a gunshot wound ...

The top factors in a good experience, according to respondents, were healthcare providers who listen (96%), communicate clearly (96%), provide a clear plan of care and rationale for that plan (95% ...