And it could not be better timed—the first US-based clinical trials of pig kidney transplantation into living humans begin ...

Organ transplantation saves over 48,000 lives each year in the United States. Across the country, 100,000 people are ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

Very few kidney transplants have made it 50 years or more. Researchers are working to increase organ longevity with better drugs and donor matches.

When Joe DeMayo’s donated kidney started to fail earlier than expected, he didn’t know that the drug he was taking could’ve ...

Before a transplant, you’ll have medical evaluations and testing. As you wait for a kidney, you may repeat them to stay current. Make sure you keep up with this, says Wright.

In Florida’s 19th district, 1,506 people are on dialysis, and 21% of them die each year while waiting for a kidney transplant. After becoming a donor, I realized just how life-changing living kidney ...