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The three kidney problems that affect older adults and how to prevent them
To raise crucial awareness, Fiona Loud, policy director at Kidney Care UK, has highlighted three common kidney problems ...
Rare kidney cancer resists immune therapies due to lack of active T-cells
Cancer-fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal ...
2 Men Get Infected with Parasitic Worms from Same Kidney Donor: 'Rounded Heads and Tapered Tails'
A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...
Man receives kidney transplant, then body becomes riddled with worms, doctors say
The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...
Researchers find hepatitis E virus can also infect kidney cells and multiply there
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes severe liver inflammation. A research team from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and ...
Kidney Transplant Patient Got Incredibly Rare Infection from Her Cat
An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...
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Acute vs. chronic kidney disease: what’s the difference?
also called acute kidney injury (AKI), happens suddenly—over hours or days. It’s often caused by something that puts stress on the kidneys quickly, such as severe dehydration, a sudden drop in blood ...