Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

South Texas Health System is honoring World Kidney Day by informing the community on the function of the bean shaped organs ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 850 million people worldwide and, if left undiagnosed, can progress to ...

Latent tuberculosis infection-positivity is common among patients with systemic vasculitis and is associated with BD and smoking history.

Tim Andrews had not felt great in a long time, but he says all that changed when he became the second patient at ...

The US government has ended funding for some 5800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and emergency health care to millions ...

Knowing the difference between kidney pain vs. back pain can be difficult because problems with the kidneys may cause dull or sharp pains on the side or along the back. The location of the discomfort, ...

What Is Renal Cell Carcinoma? It's the most common type of kidney cancer. Although it’s a serious disease, finding and treating it early makes it more likely that you’ll be cured. No matter ...

When renal cell cancer is “metastatic,” that means it has spread from your kidney to other parts of your body. Bones are a common place for this cancer to travel. It's harder to treat the ...

aDepartment of Infection, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK ...

“That level of vulnerability, to go through removal of a good chunk of his kidney and the healing that involved, he needed us to be OK with his vulnerability. But more than that, he needed to be ...

The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...