A new study highlights the importance of your diet in preventing kidney disease. A specific type of diet was found to be associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease. Below, experts explain ...

For years, scientists have been working to unravel the mystery of patients with failing kidneys dying from heart-related complications. Researchers now say they’ve uncovered a clue that explains why ...

The reality alum shared that she was diagnosed after multiple blood tests showed low kidney function Bethenny Frankel/TikTok (2) Bethenny Frankel revealed that she has stage 2 chronic kidney disease ...

Researchers now say they're closer to making pig kidney transplants work in humans. A New Jersey woman in need of a kidney says this brings hope for the thousands of patients awaiting a donation. Just ...

Researchers uncovered how fatty molecules called ceramides trigger acute kidney injury by damaging the mitochondria that power kidney cells. By altering ceramide metabolism or using a new drug ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results. Will dialysis and organ transplants become a thing of the past? A healthy ...

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

A pioneering technology has been developed that enables human kidney organoids to be produced in a scalable manner by allowing the organoids to be combined with ex vivo pig kidneys and then ...

Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a genetically modified organ longer than any other recipient. By Emily Anthes Surgeons removed a genetically modified pig kidney from a 67-year-old man last week, nearly ...

A man who lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for a record 271 days had the organ removed and will return to dialysis. Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but ...

As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...

Pictured: CT abdomen with contrast showed a new large left retroperitoneal hematoma measuring 17 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm. A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for increased dyspnea for 2 days. She ...