The End Kidney Deaths Act is expected to save up to 100,000 lives over 10 years and save taxpayers $37 billion by reducing the need for costly dialysis. It is not just a compassionate policy; it is ...

Brandon Kistler, PhD, RD, took a kidney disease dietetic internship in college that changed the course of his career. He ...

Transplantation with standard-criteria kidney offers a clear survival benefit, but this decreases with age and for those with a history of CVD. Menu SECTIONS. News; Features; CME; ... /donation after ...

Transplantation with standard-criteria kidney offers a clear survival benefit, but this decreases with age and for those with a history of CVD. Menu SECTIONS. News; Features; CME; ... SCD/donation ...

TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Transplantation with standard-criteria kidney offers a clear survival benefit, but this decreases with age and for those with a history of cardiovascular ...

“I have more better days than worse days.” Still, he knows more challenges are ahead. A kidney transplant is the long-term solution, and it will be a few more months before he starts going through ...

As the country sees a rise in non-communicable diseases—diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease etc—the damage to vital organs remains high. According to a 2023 assessment ...

Kidney disease ranges from mild dysfunction treatable with medication to severe cases requiring dialysis or transplant. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) may necessitate temporary dialysis, while End ...

Surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Transplant Center replaced the patient's unhealthy kidney with a bio-engineered porcine kidney on Jan.25. Porcine is the scientific term for "pig ...

Man gets kidney transplant surgery while awake 01:45. Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient, marking a first for the Chicago-based healthcare system ...

Introduction There is significant intercentre variability in access to renal transplantation in the UK due to poorly understood factors. The overarching aims of this study are to improve equity of ...