The medical establishment was critical of what the Brigham doctors were considering, with one colleague calling them "a bunch ...

If every family battled kidney disease like the Strackhouse family, there’d be no shortage of donor kidneys — only recovering ...

Tim Fitzpatrick, a father of a chronically ill child, saw the story of a boy in need of a new kidney and felt compelled to help.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'd like to become a living kidney donor. What's involved and how do I prepare if I'd like to donate a kidney? ANSWER: You've made a generous and meaningful decision to become a ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — They lived just doors away from each other for years and never met. Now, a life-saving kidney donation has connected them in a way neither ever expected. Greg Jacobson and Cindy ...

Every mile of the Boston Marathon means something different to every runner. In the week leading up to Marathon Monday, we’re asking: What’s behind your 26.2-mile trek? For Kortney Hixson, it’s her ...

April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Travere Therapeutics' (TVTX.O), opens new tab drug to treat a rare kidney disorder, the company ‌said on ...

“This technology meaningfully improves the way we assess and utilize donor kidneys — particularly those that are suitable for transplant but might otherwise go unused,” said Jaqueline Garonzik Wang, M ...

In under 12 hours, a kidney was removed from a living donor in Colorado, flown across the country, and successfully transplanted to a teenage girl in South Florida.

Whether it be from injuries or medical complications, losing one or more limbs has a massive impact on life and what a person can or cannot do. Although there are many different types of prosthetics ...

A new review pinpoints five evidence-backed ways to prevent kidney stones. Those prone to stones are likely to experience recurrence, so these tactics are important. Some are as simple as dietary ...