Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a rare form of kidney inflammation (glomerulonephritis) in which the glomeruli become increasingly scarred (sclerotic),
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New AI-based decision support system can help prevent anemia in hemodialysis patients
Anemia, a condition characterized by the lack of healthy red blood cells in the body, is common in patients with
New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies
Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher
Mini kidneys grown from stem cells give new insights into kidney disease and therapies
An international team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has grown ‘miniature kidneys’ in the laboratory
Risk factors identified for patients undergoing knee replacements
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified
Experimental drug lowers serum phosphate in phase 3 trial of hemodialysis patients: Tenapanor blocks intestinal phosphate absorption
An investigational drug that blocks intestinal phosphate absorption may help reduce the dangerously high blood levels of phosphate commonly seen
Decolonization protocol can prevent dangerous infections among discharged hospital patients
Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after
Stay off this diet to prevent kidney disease progression
A pro-inflammatory diet — which is replete in red, processed, and organ meat, among other foods — is associated with
Certain antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise
Nearly six percent of urinary tract infections analyzed by a California emergency department were caused by drug-resistant bacteria in a
Advancing transplantation: Hepatitis C-infected organs safe for transplantation when followed by antiviral treatment
Twenty patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kidney transplants from deceased