The Living Organ Volunteer Engagement (LOVE) Act would extend needed support to Americans fighting kidney disease, Chrystal Kusi and Steve Belcher write in a guest column.

Those without kidney concerns shouldn't follow the renal diet as it will exclude nutrient-rich foods your body can benefit from. Foods included in the renal diet for kidney disease have limited ...

Urolithiasis, the presence of stones within the urinary tract, can take many forms. Stones in the kidneys can lead to worsening kidney function with time, stones in the ureters can lead to ...

The renal system, also known as the urinary system, consists of the urethra, bladder, ureters, and the kidneys. Overview The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs responsible for filtering minerals ...

Nonimmunologic Causes of Renal Allograft Loss Fifty years have passed since the first kidney transplants were performed in the United States, and now, more than 10,000 are being performed annually.

The report advises: "Use 'kidney' rather than 'renal' or 'nephro' when referring to kidney disease and kidney function," commentary authors Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, chief of nephrology ...

Editor’s note: This column has been updated from a previous version that said the first living HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive kidney transplant took place in 2016.

Over 660,000 Americans suffer from kidney failure. Of these, 93,000 nationwide are waiting for a kidney transplant, a wait that, when it is for a deceased donor kidney, can be as long as ten years ...