BY SYLVESTER OJENAGBON Chronic kidney disease is a significant public health concern in Nigeria. Studies show its ...

Kidneys are the silent workers of the body. These organs filter out waste, balance fluids, and keep essential minerals in ...

Having a child recipient and helping someone in need – especially if they knew them – were among the top reasons that people ...

IN the private patient unit of the Royal Free Hospital, London, Sonia Ekweremadu, the 25-year-old daughter of the then deputy ...

Can you fill your cup with ice at a self-serve drink dispenser? Lisa Lane has to drink her beverage without the commercial ice. Can you take ibuprofen when ...

FDA approves first human trial to transplant pig livers, offering hope for patients with severe liver failure.

Germans in need of new kidneys are heading to Kenya to buy one. The donors are frequently suffering from bitter poverty. Behind the scheme is an Israeli whom the authorities have been after for years.

Suffering from chronic kidney disease and facing a long wait for a kidney transplant, Hawkins found an unlikely lifesaver in ...

According to the National Kidney Foundation, 12 people die every day waiting for a kidney transplant. The kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist, located just below ... blood ...

There is also a callout showing where the kidneys are located within the body. What are the causes ... provider may suggest dialysis or a kidney transplant to treat your kidney failure.

The final stage, stage five, indicates end-stage kidney disease with less than 15 percent function. At this point, patients typically require dialysis or transplantation to survive. Without these ...