Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health are conducting a walking study.

Families of wildfire fighters who lost their lives or got sick as a result of their work — and some firefighters themselves — are fighting for better workers' compensation. Legislation excludes them from automatic coverage in certain...

The Centre's decision to reduce import duties on apples from the United States has sparked criticism from opposition leaders in India. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed her disapproval of the move, questioning whether...

Tarek Ashkar is a professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine working in the Division of Nephrology. He is a physician scientist studying various aspects of kidney diseases.Ashkar says the Human BioMolecular Atlas...

Najish of Saradhana, will now thrive with her mother's donated kidney. Najish's father, Salim, works as a labourer and shares the difficulties they faced in managing the expenses for the treatment. The family resides in Walidpur village,...

How illegal gold mining in Ghana is being linked to a rise in kidney failure cases.

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In a medical first, surgeons successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a U.S. man in a last effort to save his life.

“The kidney functioned well.” US surgeons have successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically altered pig to a human for the first time in history. This advancement could help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.

Doctors in New York have successfully attached a genetically engineered pig's kidney to a human’s system for the first time. It's being hailed as a breakthrough for the future of transplants.

Alberta Health Services has cancelled all non-urgent surgeries in the province because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. Officials say it will free up nurses, but patients are frustrated about facing more delays.

In hospitals across Canada, many organ transplants and other surgeries have been put on hold to give priority to COVID-19 patients.

The 35-year-old father was diagnosed recently and will have to start dialysis soon.

Tim Froese went above and beyond when he donated his kidney to a friend in need earlier this month — someone he hadn't seen since high school nearly 50 years ago.

Retired NYPD Sgt. Bobby Dembowski was in desperate need of a kidney. He had no idea that his nephew's wife would be his lifeline.

Mount Sinai Transplant Surgeon Dr. Sandy Florman says Godbee's surgery was the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in New York and took about 22 hours to complete.

According to data from the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network, there are nearly 7,000 candidates in New York state on the waiting list for kidney transplant surgery.

Donors, caregivers, patients and health care workers all came out in droves to reflect on kidney, pancreas and heart transplant success stories over the years at the hospital.

Al Palumbo found out recently that, as a diabetic, he is now in kidney failure.

On this World Kidney Day, an expert shares a crucial message about kidney health—because awareness is the first step to prevention! Kidney disease often progresses silently until it's too late. But with the right knowledge, early...

Senior Reporter Tara Rosenblum shares the story of one young patient whose life may depend on the efforts sparked this month.

Thomas Conveney says Maggie Goodman has given him the chance to see milestones in his daughter's life that he otherwise may have missed.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began, the...