Impaired renal function poses a risk across all age groups. Because of the global shortage of nephrologists, the growing public health concern over renal failure, and technological improvements, there ...

What is polycystic kidney disease? Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic condition marked by the growth of numerous cysts (fluid-filled sacs) in the kidneys. The cysts become larger and the ...

With proper and timely diagnosis of this childhood cancer, along with access to care and a robust treatment plan, pediatric ...

Introduction Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a relatively rare but much-feared clinical presentation which has a high mortality, particularly if definitive treatment is delayed. A combination of ...

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He added that to maintain kidney health, make conscious dietary choices and healthy lifestyle habits: “Track your health parameters, eat good food, stay hydrated, avoid smoking, and manage your ...

Kidney cancer is a silent killer, as its symptoms mostly do not appear in the initial stages. Later, it becomes incurable—leading to high fatalities. According to doctors, there has been a spike in ...

He is on a nationwide list, more than 90,000 people long, hoping to get a kidney from someone who died who donated their organs. “It’s one of the hardest parts,” he said.

Dr. Aileen Marty, Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor at Florida International University, joins Bob Sirott to talk about the latest health news. Dr. Marty shares a study that was done on ...

Key takeaways: A four-drug combination administered early may be a better strategy for treating diabetic kidney disease than the usual care. The GOLD-STANDARD trial is designed to test this ...

They looked at the time period from 2005 to 2019 and identified over 125,000 patients who had spontaneous cervical artery dissection and showed that it increased from 10.7 cases per million in ...