Among patients on hemodialysis, those who developed gout were 6% less likely to be wait-listed for a kidney transplant than ...

It can be unusual for a husband and wife to be a transplant match because several factors are required, including blood and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body ...

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically ...

A 22-year-old Miami University graduate is urgently seeking a living kidney donor to avoid the grueling process of dialysis.

Utah GM Justin Zanik recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of his kidney transplant and is back with the Jazz full-time, doing what he loves.

A pig kidney kept an Alabama woman alive for five months - longer than anyone ever before. Doctors aren't sure yet why it suddenly stopped.

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

Flynn said she underwent a lot of testing and squeaked by to become an official candidate for the heart transplant. She said ...

Kidney transplant recipients with longer exposure to daily average temperatures of at least 86°F were more likely to experience worsening kidney function, graft failure and death from any cause, ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

A nephrologist argues that advancing kidney care in the US requires tailored guidelines addressing ethnic diversity & fragmented healthcare.