Of all the organs that can be transplanted, kidneys, by far, are the organ in greatest demand. Kidney failure can take years to develop but there are typically few symptoms until irreparable damage ...

Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood eGFR/creatinine, urine microalbumin (ACR), complete urine examination, and ...

Nearly 90,000 patients in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant, yet only about 25,000 kidney transplants were performed last year. Thousands die each year while they wait.

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

Therapies that target specific characteristics on kidney cancer cells are showing promise in the space, an expert explained. Biomarker-driven therapies work in kidney cancer, and can lead the way for ...

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to ...

Recently, my primary care physician spotted some abnormal numbers related to my kidney function. He suspects that this is related to lisinopril. As a result, he decreased my daily dosage to just 10 mg ...

Potential mediators include smoking, sleep duration, sedentary time, body mass index, and fluid intake. (HealthDay News) — Shift work is positively associated with the risk of kidney stone events, and ...