Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Your kidneys are responsible for filtering waste and excess fluid from the blood ...

A patient with end-stage kidney disease successfully received a genetically engineered porcine kidney and was released from ...

But he said Looney and her doctors agreed it would be less risky to remove the pig kidney than to try saving it with higher, riskier doses of anti-rejection drugs. “We did the safe thing ...

Patients on kidney dialysis reported better adherence to an investigational phosphate-binding agent designed to be smaller, ...

This study aimed to calculate the incidence of AKI due to anti-TB drugs and analyze the outcomes ... Thirty (30%) had co-morbid chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease.

Doctors typically use drugs called diuretics to treat these ... and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Chronic kidney disease makes it difficult for the kidneys to function properly ...

Dr. Pramod V Satya of Manipal Hospitals speaks to THE WEEK about hepatotoxicity as a common side effect of many supplements ...