Lee and Kacey met and fell in love while both undergoing kidney treatment in 2022.

Chronic kidney disease affects millions of Americans, and more than 800,000 people in the United States are living with ...

A Greene County woman waiting for a lifesaving organ donation is bringing awareness.

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study. For older adults who were not healthy enough for a ...

In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

Kidneys filter blood, removing toxins, excess fluid, and other harmful substances. When kidneys fail, or stop working completely, a person typically only has a few days to weeks to live without ...

A few years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a big experiment. The agency wanted to see if financial incentives and penalties would improve care for people with end-stage ...

In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways. By Paula Span Even before Georgia Outlaw met her new ...

Kidney failure refers to when a person’s kidney function drops significantly. Sudden kidney failure is acute kidney injury (AKI) and can cause death in extreme cases. Healthy kidneys filter waste and ...

The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are out and Television Academy president and CEO Maury McIntyre is excited ...