The experiment is part of a broader effort to develop fetal organ transplants for conditions such as Potter syndrome, a disorder in which babies are born with kidney failure and underdeveloped lungs.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ, ...

Over 10% of people in the UK have chronic kidney disease. Avoid these 7 everyday habits that could silently harm your kidneys and impact overall health. In the UK, more than 10% of the population ...

The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has fined Kenya Sh119 million for delays in the construction of a kidney hospital, exposing taxpayers to avoidable financial pain. The AfDB loaned Kenya Sh3.34 ...

COVID-19 was linked to a faster annual decline in kidney function than pneumonia, prompting study authors to call for closer kidney monitoring. Patients experienced a greater annual decline in kidney ...

The kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste, excess fluids and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, from the blood. They also help regulate blood pressure ...

On February 27, Michael Saylor encouraged his devotees, “Sell your kidney if you must, but keep the bitcoin.” As of that tweet, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $79,900, but yesterday, it crashed below ...

At just 5 years old, Lyndzi was diagnosed with kidney disease and her condition deteriorated fast. A couple days in the hospital turned into more than three months. Lyndzi said it was hard to ...

For Interwell Health, the hard part came after the ink dried on a three-way merger that formed the kidney care company. The company came together after Interwell, Cricket Health and Fresenius ...

The kidney failure risk equation (KRFE) helps predict a person’s risk of kidney failure. Doctors may use it to guide treatment decisions for people with mid to late stage chronic kidney disease ...

Now Palumbo is no more than six months away from debilitating hours of dialysis every week unless he gets a kidney transplant. The news that came 18 months ago about his failing kidneys ...

Except this time, instead of preparing a game plan for an opponent, he will make the trip to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant. There are nerves ...