A Long Island boy battling double kidney failure was named "sheriff for a day" on Tuesday, days before he is scheduled for ...

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Your kidney transplant surgery depends on whether your kidney comes from a living or non-living donor. In general, the steps of surgery remain the same: Your surgeon makes an incision (cut) in your ...

A Long Island boy battling complete kidney failure became Suffolk County's top cop Tuesday. Wyatt Houppert, 12, is set to ...

A young woman identified as Predencia Wafula has shared how a chronic kidney disease diagnosis has affected her life ...

When Nevada cardiologist Basil Chryssos faced advanced heart failure and kidney disease, he turned to University of Utah ...

A 28-year-old patient undergoing a kidney transplant was kept awake during the procedure – and even caught a glimpse of the new organ he was about to receive, a Chicago hospital revealed Monday.

Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have successfully conducted four kidney transplant surgeries in the past week, ...

John Nicholas, 28, was awake during his kidney transplant procedure, performed on May 24 at Northwestern Medicine Hospital. See the details and photos, plus Dr. Marc Siegel's input.

The world’s first-ever kidney transplant was performed 70 years ago at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General’s sister institution. Research into pig organs has been hurtling forward in ...

Chicago Man, 28, Undergoes Kidney Transplant While Awake, Sees New Organ Before Doctors Perform Surgery John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed ...