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Central Carolina Hospital recently performed its first renal denervation case in its cardiac catheterization laboratory, ...

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I care deeply because this chronic disease is mine. It lives inside me. It’s radically changed my life and the life of my ...

Among 200 dialysis patients, 37% were non-compliant with their phosphate binders compared with 12% to 18% of patients who ...

Annual medical check-ups are essential for early detection of kidney disease, especially if you are at higher risk due to factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, or a family history of kidney ...

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

Nephrologists have warned against the use of unregulated supplements and herbal cleansers as treatments for kidney disease, cautioning that such substances not only lack scientific evidence but ...

Kidneys play an essential role in maintaining overall health. These vital organs are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood, balancing fluids in the body and regulating important ...

March was National Kidney Month. Monserrat Carrillo-Rodriguez, social and community health specialist for Illinois Extension, recently wrote this article and posted in the Healthy Insights ...

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday — a ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...