The need for life-saving organ transplants is high in Black communities across the nation. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, Black individuals are disproportionately affected by the health ...

Organ donation registration can be completed through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Living donors can contact one of two centers in the area.

This scan can also be used to diagnose: The amount of functioning kidney disease. Blood flow to the kidneys. Possible narrowing of the renal arteries. Rejection of a transplanted kidney. Your provider ...

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

It took COVID-19, an unexpected layoff, an hour of daytime television, a laser-focused nonprofit leader and a priest’s ...

Early onset Alzheimer’s disease is Alzheimer’s disease that starts before age 65. It’s rare under age 30 and more commonly affects people ages 50 and over. Early detection and treatment can ...

It seems obvious that chili beans would be used for making a pot of delicious chili, so where do kidney beans fall then? While both beans are often used for chili, Alabama-based dietitian Chelsea ...

Rationale and objective The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts the risk of end-stage kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ...

according to study background. Approximately 9% of adults who receive methotrexate develop acute kidney injury, and this complication has been linked to higher mortality risk. Methotrexate also ...

The kidney disease age-adjusted death rates increased 1.5%. “Kidney disease has actually been on the rise over the past decade. In our report, we noted a significant increase in the prevalence ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the ...

(CNN) — Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks ...