Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death, and for the first time in the United States, when patients begin to show signs of trouble, physicians are replacing the usual filter in a kidney dialysis machine with...
A chronic kidney condition that Eric Abbott had as a child inspired him to become a patient advisor and camp counselor.
A portable ultrasound can help nephrologists better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease, according to a study by physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
A Program Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is helping to further understand the damage of dead and dying cells in the body.
Natives of rural Nicaragua disproportionately suffer from chronic kidney disease. The incidence of syphilis in people with end-stage renal disease in America is three times higher than in the general population. There’s little research to indicate...
More than 100 faculty of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s medical school. Awards for undergraduate medical...
Scientists have found an explanation for the century-old observation that if you end up with just one kidney, the lone organ gets bigger. When a single kidney is removed because of injury or for transplantation, the remaining kidney can rapidly get...
Pictured above are Kayla Davis (right) and her kidney donor Jennifer Moss in Davis’ room at Georgia Regents Medical Center shortly after the successful transplant surgery. (Photo courtesy of Time.com) Time.com: April 30, 2015 Jennifer Moss and...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A Donate Life Day celebration – including radio partners, food truck, and dunk tank – kicks off National Donate Life Month at GRHealth on April 1. The GRHealth Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program will partner with patient...
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