HistoSonics, Inc., the manufacturer of the Edison® Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platforms, today ...

Here’s the catch: kidney damage doesn’t usually scream for attention in the early stages. It creeps up silently, showing subtle signs only when things have already taken a turn for the worse.

Despite their vital importance, kidney problems often develop silently, with damage occurring long before symptoms appear. Medical professionals rely on specific indicators and assessment methods ...

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is a significant risk factor for kidney damage in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as are high blood pressure and obesity. While there isn’t a cure for ...

April 15 (UPI) --A patient with end-stage kidney disease successfully received a genetically engineered porcine kidney and was released from the hospital in February, according to biotech firm ...

The pig was missing one kidney and needed an implant ... the cells enter a form of suspended animation, their metabolic processes paused. At the same time, the investigators add a diluted ...

“They ended up deciding to take my kidney,” Kim said ... (Courtesy Matt Kaufax) Fun fact about Lyndzi: her favorite Disney animated movie takes place in Hawaii. “I thought of Moana, like ...

Eleanor Rivera receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a disease afflicting 35.5 ...

Another patient has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for ...

Slide Multimedia Animation on Surgical Removal of kidney or Nephrectomy explains graphically the steps involved in the operation. Kidney removal is sometimes necessary for a kidney that stops ...