A man had his life saved by his best friend and best man - who gave him his kidney. James Walker's organs were gradually ...

Susan Gross donated a kidney to her son, Stephen, who developed chronic kidney disease as a child. Stephen's health has ...

Family bonds and medical miracles underscore organ donation's life-saving impact during National Kidney Month.

March is National Kidney Month and an Arizona mother is spreading awareness for others to learn about the silent symptoms and ...

But on the day of her surgery, fear turned into excitement as Dana made San Diego medical history. She became the first ...

I’ve heard that a living person can donate a kidney. I’m healthy and interested in this opportunity to change someone’s life. Can you tell me how this ...

To address the shortage of kidneys, a lobbying group aims to push a law in the US that financially compensates living donors.

the cells were genetically identical to the donor animal, ensuring that any tissue produced from them would not be rejected. The scientists cultured the stem cells so that they became kidney cells ...

This causes salt and water accumulation, further increasing blood pressure and potentially leading to severe complications such as stroke or kidney damage. Hypertension causes thickening of Small ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

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