Kidney disease in Kenya and globally is on the rise with approximately four million Kenyans (1 on every 10 people) having ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch’ that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery ...

With another approach, researchers at Columbia University have been investigating the use of the immunosuppressant drug ...

Coveney’s mother took to Facebook to make a post about her son’s kidney transplant. Goodman, did not know she was friends with Coveney on social media, but jumped on the chance to help when ...

Systemic failures in the U.S. organ transplant system have led to widespread inequities, with some procurement organizations and hospitals regularly bypassing official waiting lists, The New York ...

HOUSTON — Serious action has been taken against a major Houston hospital's organ transplant program. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network sanctioned Memorial Hermann, downgrading ...

Kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes treated with a new class of anti-obesity drugs were less likely to experience organ failure and survived longer, a new study shows. Not only is ...

In addition to the standard treatments used for stages 1 through 3, interventions would be needed, including: At stage 5, you would either need to undergo dialysis (the mechanical filtering of your ...

Advisor to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister on Health, Ehtesham Ali, has directed expedited work on the establishment of a kidney transplant center at Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH).

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced the Chief Minister Transplant Program, a groundbreaking initiative providing free organ transplants for those in need. The program ...

Kidney allograft rejection is the leading cause of graft failure in kidney transplant patients. Early identification and treatment of rejection is critical to reduce allograft injury and prevent ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Shawn Moyer couldn’t have even predicted Elena Hershey would be his date a little more than a week before their prom 35 years ago, much less the person who would ...