The current kidney care model—focused on late-stage disease and in-center hemodialysis—is unsustainable, because of costs, environmental burden, poor outcomes, and reduced quality of life.

On the day he received a kidney transplant, Esbon Mwangi woke up in the middle of the surgery.“I could hear them exclaiming that I was awake,” he recalls. “But I couldn’t move. I couldn’t ...

Comprehensive Analysis of Cardiovascular, Urology and Peripheral/Venous Catheter Segments, Emerging Smart Technologies, ...

The biggest risk for many during their retirement years is running out of money. That’s the core issue that longer life expectancies create. Longevity risk, or the chance that savings don’t last as ...

Most people are born with two kidneys and can live healthy, full lives with just one, making it possible to donate a kidney ...

People with progressive kidney failure may suffer from medical emergencies such as critically high potassium levels or severe ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local family is asking for help to save a father’s life as he waits for a living kidney donor after years of dialysis. Terry Ross needs a kidney transplant after learning about ...

Surprisingly, his heart health, cholesterol and blood pressure are always great when tested.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Eighteen-month-old Claire Stannard has spent her entire life tethered to a dialysis machine, but her family is hoping a living donor will step forward to give her a chance at a ...

Practice recommendations from large dialysis organizations and government action have contributed to a resurgence in ...

A major international trial has found that daily fish oil supplements significantly reduced life-threatening cardiovascular events in dialysis patients. People who took four grams per day had a 43% ...

A report revealed a 17-year life expectancy gap between two Wilmington, North Carolina, neighborhoods. The data, from 2010-2015, is questioned by some county officials who cite more recent investments ...