Medically reviewed by Mary Josephine Hessert, DO Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter your blood when your kidneys are failing.In peritoneal dialysis, dialysis solution absorbs wastes from your body, ...

Oniscu and colleagues carried out a long-term survival assessment of 1732 adults listed for kidney transplantation in Scotland between January 1 and December 31, 1989. Of these, 1095 (63%) received a ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD IgA nephropathy can shorten life expectancy by 10 years on average. Life expectancy can depend on several factors, including kidney function at diagnosis, ...

For economists, America’s organ shortage is a perplexing public health problem. About 37 million Americans suffer from kidney disease, and more than 800,000 live with kidney failure. At this advanced ...