Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the genetically modified organ, according to NYU Langone Health in New York. The pig organ ...

Groceries cost a kidney, gas a lung. Your 'deals'? Just hot air from your tongue. "Look what you taxed us through! Inflation's ghost chasing me and you. Look what you taxed us through. Rich fly ...

A kidney biopsy remains the diagnostic standard for membranous nephropathy. However, serum testing for anti-PLA2R antibodies is sensitive and highly specific for the diagnosis of membranous ...

Now Palumbo is no more than six months away from debilitating hours of dialysis every week unless he gets a kidney transplant. The news that came 18 months ago about his failing kidneys ...

Vincent Hospital to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant. There are nerves, of course. But like any good coach, the 70-year-old Hawkins is already thinking a few steps ahead. “I went through ...

Leslie Fraser, who received a kidney transplant, says he has plans to pay it forward. "When I was on dialysis, I lost count of how many people I saw pass away. I started to think, ‘Well ...

Kidney stones under 6 millimeters (one-fourth inch) in size will usually pass on their own, but certain home remedies can make them easier and less painful to pass. The most important thing is to ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily)—The annual Phoenix Kidney Walk by the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona helps raise awareness for kidney disease, which affects 37 million Americans. However, the event ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A Venezuelan man who’d been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was reunited with his brother on Friday after being granted a temporary release with supervision ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

Kidneys are vital organs responsible for filtering waste products, including creatinine, from the blood. Creatinine is a byproduct of muscle metabolism and serves as a key indicator of kidney function ...