A year after guidelines were revised to remove the use of race in eGFR, many labs and pathologists were still relying on the ...

Though highly effective, medications for the prevention of chronic kidney disease progression are under-utilized, emphasizing the need for better use of prognostic tools.

His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. Andrews is free from dialysis, Massachusetts General Hospital announced Friday, and recovering so ...

Maze Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAZE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company harnessing the power of human genetics to develop novel, small molecule precision medicines for patients living with ...

For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig ...

Millions of people worldwide take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to relieve heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal ...

Millions of people around the world take medication to control high blood pressure, a condition that increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease. Doctors often prescribe a pill ...

(WIB) – Advances in medical treatment for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in the U.S., have helped patients live longer. But a new report finds that risk factors that lead to heart ...

ONE of the main diseases that lifestyle contributes to is diabetes which leads to kidney disease, says Dr Robin Sios.

The FDA will allow two biotechnology companies to run clinical trials: United Therapeutics and eGenesis. United Therapeutics ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document. “Vitamin D deficiency is common ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...