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Q: If someone’s kidneys are failing, how do they decide between staying on dialysis or pursuing a kidney transplant? ––– A: This is one of the most common and difficult questions …

David Quan, PharmD, pharmacy supervisor at UCSF Pharmaceutical Services, shows the many bottles of medication are commonly prescribed for kidney transplant patients at discharge. Photo by Susan Merrell A new …

Here is a look at recent developments and headlines in nephrology. Porcine Kidney Transplant Recipient Receives Human Kidney Tim Andrews, the New Hampshire man who lived 271 days with a …

It is hard not to feel a certain sadness reading arguments for legalising the sale of kidneys that rely more on provocation than on engagement with how healthcare systems actually …

Volunteer kidney donation organization Matnat Chaim set a new world record for the largest gathering of live kidney donors. More than 1,000 kidney donors gathered at an event celebrating the …

Katie Zarrilli Doyen’s social media posts about her husband, Matt Doyen, needing a kidney led to one being donated on his behalf, giving him a voucher that put him higher …

Georgia has a kidney problem. As a state representative and Co-Chair for the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness, I have spent years working alongside patients and families navigating …

The nonprofit organization Matnat Chaim (gift of life) is set to enter the Guinness World Records after successfully gathering more than 1,000 kidney donors in a single photograph on Sunday. …

WASHINGTON — Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday …