Only a few foods and other substances are “off limits” after a kidney transplant, but it’s important to avoid them to limit your risk of complications. Learn more.
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What You Can Expect After A Diagnosis of Kidney Cancer
If you are diagnosed with cancer in a kidney, you may lose that kidney. But is your other kidney also at risk? Learn more about what to expect from renal cancer treatment.
Are You Waiting for a Kidney Transplant? Living Donors Bring Hope
If you’re waiting for a kidney transplant, you already know about the daunting stats: 100,000 patients on the wait list and a three- to five-year wait, on average, for a kidney from a deceased donor. But each year, hundreds of transplant patients get off the wait list in a fraction of the time. They find … Read More
How African-Americans Can Get Better Kidney Care
Black men and women make up a little more than 13 percent of the U.S. population. But they make up more than 30 percent of Americans with kidney failure.
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4 Facts You Need to Know About Kidney Transplants and Dialysis
Whether it’s a heart, lung, kidney or liver, many people assume that transplantation is a last resort in treating a failing organ. But in the case of kidney disease, transplantation is actually the first line of treatment for patients who are candidates to receive a new kidney. “A kidney transplant is not a last resort; … Read More
Kidney Transplant: Life-Changing Care for Chronic Disease
Your kidneys are extraordinary organs. Each is no bigger than a clenched fist, but they purify your body’s entire 1.5-gallon blood supply multiple times a day, straining it through hundreds of thousands of tiny natural filters to extract waste via the urine they manufacture.
Pancreas Transplants for Type 1 Diabetes
If you have diabetes, a pancreas transplant could give you freedom from insulin and intensive glucose monitoring.
