Most patients remain on anti-rejection medication for life. But for one Indiana man, the opportunity to be part of a clinical trial, at Northwestern Medicine allowed him to forgo all that and keep ...

A less intensive dialysis strategy is feasible for stable patients with acute kidney injury, but warrants further testing. A conservative vs conventional approach to hemodialysis may help ...

Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as ...

Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure. By Nina Agrawal The number of adults with chronic kidney disease is growing, according to a study ...

A woman from Chicago's south suburbs, who is fighting for her life as she recovers from a kidney transplant, is trapped in Jamaica and has run out of critical medicine, after Hurricane Melissa ravaged ...

CCL5 protects podocytes, the kidney’s essential filtration cells, but simultaneously drives harmful inflammation. Ultimately, these damaging effects surpass its protective role, leading to progressive ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson University has officially opened the application window for the inaugural class of its new Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine, marking a major step forward ...

CHAMPAIGN - URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting its annual free open house "Vet Med Comes to Life." The event will be held Oct. 5. Most booths ...

The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine today announced plans to launch a new phase of its veterinary medical complex — made possible by philanthropic gifts totaling $110.5 ...

UAB Medicine patient Ronita Jackson, whose transplant journey was long and complex, appreciates the significance of the phrase “new beginning.” Jackson, now 42, was diagnosed with both chronic kidney ...

A new study found an association between hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use and early and long-term benefits on kidney function in people with lupus nephritis, (LN, lupus-related kidney disease). HCQ (known ...

Dr. Andre Obua drove 18 hours from Miami to Terre Haute, Indiana. He pulled up to the home of a local kidney specialist and allegedly opened fire, striking the kidney doctor in the hand before being ...