As rates of new cases of COVID-19 show some encouraging signs of slowing in the hardest-hit countries of Spain and Italy, nephrologists in those and other badly affected places are sharing insights ...

On June 17, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the third time. The decision is a win for patients, good news for the future of our healthcare system and a major opportunity for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several value-based care models are being explored at the federal level, a speaker said. Kidney professionals ...

For years, David Tack knew there was a possibility that a family member might need a kidney transplant someday. He just didn’t know when. That day came last month, after the health of his cousin, Mark ...

Over the summer, a New Jersey teacher donated his kidney to a fellow educator. Both teachers recovered in time to be in the classroom for the first day of school. They're hoping their students take ...

After teaching a lesson in humanity, long-time educator Jane Smith is back in class. In April, the Fayetteville science teacher donated a kidney to one of her students. Other WRAL Top Stories Smith ...

Table 1 Stages of CKD as defined by the NKF K/DOQI criteria 3 The strong and consistent evidence for excess cardiovascular risk in CKD suggests but does not confirm a causal relationship.

The mechanisms that underlie tolerance to injury in immature animals and tissues have been a subject of interest since 1670. Observations in neonatal units that premature infants are less prone to ...