The words "mass," "tumor," "cancer." Older faces are less shocked than the young when they hear those terrible words, but I ...

The Connecticut siblings’ generosity is inspirational. Yet we are all capable of the same selfless acts of compassion and ...

A hospital has apologised in the High Court for the failings in care to a man who later had to have his right kidney removed ...

A hospital has apologised in the High Court for failings in the care provided to a Co Westmeath man who later had to have his ...

Liam Moran had sued the HSE claiming that there was a failure to diagnose that he was suffering from or likely to be ...

This paper presents a case report of CDC that was misdiagnosed as renal abscess on computed tomography (CT). A 49-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with bilateral lumbar pain, ...

Although most people have two kidneys, only one kidney can function just as well as two. You may need to take some precautions to avoid injury to your kidney, though, and see a doctor for regular ...

Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet.

Later, she received an unexpected diagnosis: kidney stones, typically an affliction of older adults. Now 25, Pleskoff, a Seattle native who has endured more than 30 kidney stones, is part of a ...

The seven best autoPET teams report in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence on how algorithms can detect tumor lesions in positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT).

Diarrhea is not a symptom commonly associated with kidney stones, although it has been known to occur on occasion, particularly in children. However, because diarrhea can cause chronic dehydration, it ...