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 ...

Kidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thus, there is a huge burden of kidney healthcare costs among black people all over the ...

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

According to the National Kidney ... white people to experience kidney failure. Approximately 90,000 individuals are on the waiting list for a new kidney, with about 30% being Black. "I've known ...

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 ...