When 500 far-out medical investigators gathered in Chicago last week for the annual meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, they spent much of their time discussing something ...

Dear Doctors: A good friend of our family is on the kidney transplant list and is having hemodialysis. Can you please explain what that entails? My wife and I want to help, but we don’t want to bother ...

SEATTLE — A Seattle researcher and his team could be among the first scientists to develop a portable, artificial kidney that has the potential to help millions of patients undergoing dialysis for ...

For years, dialysis has been the standard treatment for uremia. However, regular, long-lasting therapy sessions tethered to an essentially unmovable machine are not ideal for patients. After ...

Nearly 90,000 patients in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant, yet only about 25,000 kidney transplants were performed last year. Thousands die each year while they wait.

Kidney failure affects millions worldwide, and the number keeps rising. Each year, the global population of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) grows by about 5 to 7%. This condition leads to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - There is new research that could help those waiting for a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a process that filters the blood in those living with kidney disease because the kidneys ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Willem J. Kolff (1911-2009) was a ...