Kidneys: tiny, bean-shaped powerhouses that don't get enough credit. These organs quietly filter all your blood multiple times a day, managing waste, fluids, and electrolytes, and helping regulate ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — New data on clazakizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-6 (IL-6), and home hemodialysis suggest the potential of two ways to reduce the high risk for cardiovascular ...

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study. For older adults who were not healthy enough for a ...

Patients with acute kidney injury requiring outpatient dialysis after hospital discharge receive the same care as those with the more common end-stage kidney disease, according to a study led by UC ...

In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

Kidney failure is a serious medical condition that can affect many parts of the body and become life-threatening if not treated on time. The kidneys play a vital role in removing waste, balancing ...

After 10 years on dialysis, and just days after the story of her long wait for a transplant was featured on "CBS Sunday Morning," LaQuayia "LQ" Goldring, 35, has a new kidney. Before receiving her ...