"Heart failure and kidney failure often go hand in hand," he told Newsweek, adding that the kidneys control the way the body handles salt and water. If they are not getting rid of these substances ...

"Tissue donation, organ donation, it can help a lot of people. Not just those that are receiving it, but all the people that ...

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort pa ...

For a Pleasant Hills couple, it's also the day one year ago, when they started a life-saving journey at Allegheny General ...

A lifelong Eagles fan is celebrating his team's Super Bowl victory while recovering from a life-saving organ transplant.

Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

However, I was lucky to receive a kidney from a living related donor, my own loving sister. Receiving a kidney from a living ...

More than 90% of the adult population in the U.S. is or has been infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is a highly contagious member of the herpes virus family, best known for causing infectious ...