Bhatt was just 26 when she was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD)—a condition she discovered by chance while being treated for hypothyroidism. By then, her father had already succumbed to ...

An elderly man with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) with kidney involvement and monoclonal gammopathy was successfully treated with corticosteroid therapy. This case report was published ...

Kidney stones, those painful crystalline formations in your urinary system, might soon be defeated by an innovative medical technique combining two ultrasound technologies. This approach, detailed ...

The acceleration index alone was able to predict the standard toe–brachial index with 88 per cent accuracy. Using a simple ...

Find out what you need to know about the stages of chronic kidney disease, and discover the causes and treatment, and how it may affect health.

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Diarrhea is not a symptom commonly associated with kidney stones, although it has ...

SonoThera to Present at ASN Kidney Week 2024 Demonstrating the Potential of Novel Nonviral Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Therapy Delivery Platform ...

Kidneys help to filter waste, balance fluids, and regulate blood pressure. But like many organs, they can face silent threats ...

Kidney cysts and kidney tumour vary in their nature and implications, even though some of the symptoms overlap, said the ...

Break Wave lithotripsy and ultrasonic propulsion are among the investigational noninvasive ultrasound procedures to treat kidney stones.

Kidney transplantation has become the ideal standard of care for end-stage kidney disease, but organ shortage remains critical. 1 One promising approach to address this critical shortage is ...

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is planning two more pig-to-human transplants this year.