More Kidney (Renal) News

• A Better Method of Kidney Storage

  December 31 (HealthDay News) -- Pumping a solution continuously through a donated kidney raised the ...

• Low Doses of Melamine Won't Harm Kids' Kidneys

  December 18 (HealthDay News) -- Low doses of melamine did not cause severe kidney problems ...

• FDA Puts Black Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before a ...

• IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. government scientists say they have developed a technology that ...

• Overnight Dialysis Saves Lives: Study

  November 7 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis for eight hours a night, three times a week, ...

• Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death

  October 31 (HealthDay News) -- Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death among ...

• More Kids Getting Kidney Stones

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When you think of kidney stones, kids don't usually pop ...

• Hydrating Kidney Patients with Sodium Bicarb Has Little Effect

  September 3 (HealthDay News) -- Hydrating kidney disease patients with sodium bicarbonate during coronary angiography ...

• Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease

  August 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've experienced the pregnancy complication known as preeclampsia face ...

• Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease

  August 15 (HealthDay News) -- The drug rituximab may significantly reduce kidney damage in people ...

• Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes

  August 6 (HealthDay News) -- Monitoring levels of a hormone called fibroblast growth factor 23 ...

• Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients

  July 31 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of alkaline phosphatase -- a routinely measured marker ...

• Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis

  July 26 (HealthDay News) -- An automated artificial kidney that can be worn on the ...

• Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities

  July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using kidneys from donors who died of cardiovascular causes may ...

• Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds

  July 21 (HealthDay News) -- After having a heart attack, people with kidney disease are ...

• Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible

  July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals who are poor candidates for organ transplantation may improve ...

• Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive kidneys from males have a higher rate ...

• Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally

  June 26 (HealthDay News) -- The already high worldwide rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

• Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection

  June 23 (HealthDay News) -- An immune molecule called HLA-G dimer plays a powerful role ...