Thousands of patients on the list die each year, and thousands more come off the list because their health has worsened to ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

Three couples are celebrating a very special bond after going through a life-saving six-person kidney exchange.

A Black woman who had the longest stint with a pig kidney transplant must return to dialysis after her body rejected the organ.

The Ministry of Health has suspended kidney transplant services at Mediheal Hospital and redirected patients to eight other licensed facilities, including Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi ...

Dr. Robert Montgomery, who performed the transplant, said removal of the kidney — also called an "explant" — is not a step backward in the field of xenotransplantation (the use of animal ...

Medical Director of the Living Donor Kidney Program at Tampa General Hospital’s (TGH) Transplant Institute, Dr. Pranjal Jain, ...

Laura Epstein’s new company is delivering lifesaving kidneys and hearts to those most in need faster than ever.

Interestingly, in 2023 and 2024, Stanford University issued papers detailing its own beating-heart transplant operations – but in procedures to date, the hearts had undergone brief periods of ...

If left untreated, CKD can progress to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or a transplant. Regular checkups, managing underlying conditions, staying hydrated, and avoiding excessive painkillers ...

After a 2023 diagnosis of chronic kidney failure, a Port Richmond man was desperate to find a donor. In late 2024, a family ...