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Last winter, Bachmeier was told she had end-stage renal disease and that her kidneys are operating at less than 10%

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CHRONIC kidney disease (CKD) risk increased after unilateral nephrectomy in patients with advanced age, diabetes mellitus, lower preoperative kidney function, and radical nephrectomy, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 26 cohort studies involving 13,321 patients. The findings highlighted several preoperative and surgical factors associated with incident CKD and may help inform risk assessment before surgery. 

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A state-of-the-art piece of technology is changing the way kidneys make their way between donors and recipients

(Vienna, 30 July 2026) An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna reports on a new treatment strategy that has made a kidney transplant possible for a patient with no realistic chance of receiving a suitable donor organ. As the case study demonstrates for the first time, the use of a new…

MA / ACCESS Newswire / July 30, 2026 /For U.S. healthcare systems, clinical and financial stability can be achieved when we look beyond treatment options for individual disease states and instead take a more holistic approach that also addresses the pathological mechanisms that extend across multiple disease states

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious, broad clinical syndrome associated with increased short-term mortality and long-term morbidity. AKI is defined as an abrupt decrease in kidney function leading to an increase in serum creatinine and/or a decrease in urine output. The condition is often multi-factorial in origin​1​. While the origin of an AKI is…

Yasar Caliskan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has been appointed Medical Director of the Kidney Living Donor Program at Vanderbilt Health

There is a common belief that kidney disease is something people need to worry about only after the age of 60. But doctors are seeing a different reality today. More young adults are developing kidney-related problems, often without knowing it until the disease has already progressed.The kidneys work silently every minute of the day. They…