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 ...

INVESTIGATORS AND CLINICIANS anticipate that the next wave of therapeutic approaches in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) will target hypoxia-inducible factor-2 (HIF-2), a transcription factor that is ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...

A trial found no meaningful difference in detection of clinically significantly prostate cancer between multiparametric MRI-based and microultrasound-based biopsy techniques. Microultrasonography ...

Abstract: Traditional renal biopsy pathological analysis relies heavily on subjective judgment by pathologists, which is time-consuming and susceptible to inter-observer variability, especially in ...

Eleanor Rivera receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a disease afflicting 35.5 ...

Living with the rare condition of IgA nephropathy can feel lonely. Patient advocate Stuart Miller shares his treatment journey and how to stay connected with those who understand. Share on ...

The study had three arms to which men were assigned randomly: Micro-ultrasound–guided biopsy (n = 121); biopsies guided by micro-ultrasound and fusion MRI (n = 226), and MRI plus conventional ...

The list of Canadians waiting for a kidney donation has thousands of people, and it can take years for some to get surgery. But a New Hampshire man who is now living with a pig kidney is giving ...