Woman Receives Pig Kidney Transplant, Heart Device Implant in First-of-Its-Kind Life-Saving Operation To Help Her With Her Two Terminal Diseases

Medicine & Technology Apr 24, 2024

The woman is the second person in the world to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. Read to learn more.

Last Asiatic Cheetah Cub in Iran Dies From Kidney Failure, Highlighting the Population Decline of the Species

Feb 28, 2023

In 2021, two Asiatic cheetah cubs were born but now they have all succumbed to death after the last one died from acute kidney failure. Read the article to learn more about these critically endangered species.

First Prototype Bioartificial Kidney Successful: Man-Made Organ May Solve Medical Problems, Giving Hope to Dialysis Patients

Sep 29, 2021

The Kidney Project's first bioartifical kidney protoype reccently received the Artifical Kidney Award from HHS and the American Society of Nephrology's KidneyX.

Four Energy Drinks a Day Causes 21-Year-Old to Suffer Heart, Kidney Failure

Apr 18, 2021

A man was found to be suffering from heart and kidney failure after he consumed four energy drinks a day, a case study said.

Heat makes Chronic Kidney Disease Worse

Jun 06, 2019

Studies show that workers exposed to the harsh heat of the sun are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.

Breath Sensors Analyses Exhaled Air For Presence Of Cancer-Causing Pathogens

May 20, 2017

Breath Sensors will soon be available, cheap and practical. Professor Diao and his team want that consumers will have the capacity to know if their house member has an indication of an undetected disease inside the body.

Health News: Researchers Proved Diabetes Patients More Prone To Acute Kidney Disease; New Prognostic Tool Found

Apr 20, 2017

End-stage renal disease is now a big risk to diabetic patients and a new prognostic tool proved it.

Apixaban, Alternative To Warfarin Which Can Prevent Strokes In Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Mar 17, 2017

With the latest finding of the doctors from the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University in Canada, an alternative to warfarin was found which can actually lower the risk of having strokes among dialysis patients.

Kidney Failure Requiring Dialysis: Twofold Result Of Sickle Cell Trait

Mar 13, 2017

Sickle cell trait was reported to have been associated to cause kidney failure requiring dialysis.

Iced Tea Caused Kidney Failure in Arkansas Man

Apr 04, 2015

America has long had a love affair with iced tea. Whether you talk about sweet tea in the south or lemon flavored tea found all over the country, Americans love their tea. However, this relationship was strained once the news broke about a man in Arkansas who passed away due to kidney failure from drinking iced tea.

Drinking Too Much Iced Tea Causes Man’s Kidney Failure

Apr 02, 2015

An Arkansas man's kidney failure has been linked by doctors to his excessive consumption of iced tea.