On World Kidney Day, Newsweek explores how one country is testing whether early detection can slow a global epidemic.

Miniaturized percutaneous techniques, flexible ureteroscopy, and outpatient protocols have shortened hospital stays and improved recovery, reshaping quality-of-life outcomes for patients.

Seven years ago, Edward Tranter was fresh out of school and determined to donate one of his kidneys. It was not in aid of a family member or a close friend, and not even because he had watched ...

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective ...

For Brie Bauer, that day came when complications from childbirth caused sepsis, costing the Kansas mother of three all four of her limbs. For two years after, Bauer waited for a phone call she feared ...

A Palm Beach Synagogue Shabbat service highlighted Renewal, a nonprofit that connects kidney donors with recipients and ...

He had a terrible end to his life, a terrible death filled with fear and anxiety and pain. And we feel that this was so preventable.” ...

John Zisa and Cynthia DePalma have done everything together for the past 25 years. The Bergenfeld, N.J., couple love to go for walks, eat at new restaurants, hit the beach and travel as much as they ...

ONE LOCAL MAN SAYS THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH WAS A REAL GAME CHANGER. AT 76 YEARS OLD, STAYING ACTIVE ISN’T JUST A GOAL FOR JOHN ZELL’S, IT’S HIS WAY OF LIFE. WHETHER HE’S OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE OR ONE ...

MEDICAL REPORTER MINDY BECERRA JOINS US WITH ONE YOUNG GIRL’S STORY. MINDY. ASHLEY. ONE CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT IS WHAT’S COMMONLY CALLED A HOLE IN THE HEART. OFTEN CHILDREN HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, BUT IF ...

I filmed this from my mom’s hospital room to share a quick update with you all. Her kidney stone is too big and infected for the usual procedure, so doctors are taking her in today to place a stent ...

The human kidney filters about a cup of blood every minute, removing waste, excess fluid, and toxins from it, while also regulating blood pressure, balancing important electrolytes, activating Vitamin ...