Kidney

Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach

Health data scientists at PKUHSC initiated the CKD LHS study with physicians and epidemiologists in Yinzhou. Credit: Guilan Kong et…

3 months ago

Systemic inflammation increases risk for chronic kidney disease

Systemic inflammation is associated with an elevated risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online Feb. 20…

4 months ago

Pioneering pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in U.S.

A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors…

4 months ago

US Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney To Patient In World First

Surgeons successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient at Massachusetts General HospitalWashington: A team of surgeons have successfully…

4 months ago

Dartmouth woman says doctor shortage is hurting her search for a kidney donor

A Dartmouth woman facing tough odds to find a kidney donor says the lack of family doctors in Nova Scotia…

4 months ago

Why Black Americans are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and…

4 months ago

Immunotherapy post-surgery found to improve overall survival for kidney cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have…

5 months ago

A kidney disease turned this education leader into an advocate for Ontarians waiting for a transplant

As president of an Ontario teachers' union, Karen Brown is no stranger to public addresses. Now she's started a new campaign…

6 months ago

Any remission of diabetes from weight-loss trial associated with lower rates of heart and kidney disease

Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels While several trials have shown that substantial weight loss using diet and lifestyle can reverse…

6 months ago

Adolescent Obesity Linked To Early Chronic Kidney Disease; Even Those With High-Normal BMI At Risk

Maintaining a healthy weight during teenage goes a long way in a person's future well-being. Obesity in adolescence is linked…

6 months ago

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