As a student nurse, then as an operating room (OR) nurse, and now as a nurse in the pre-admission and booking office at North ...

Tolvaptan efficacy was assessed among younger adults 18-35 years with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), who are at high risk for progression.

People in the United States who have HIV and need kidney or liver transplants can now receive organs from donors who also have HIV without having to be part of a research study. The new federal ...

A final rule now allows kidney and liver transplants between donors and recipients who both are HIV-positive, expanding the potential donor pool. Until this rule, such transplants were only allowed as ...

They’re also known as sunspots, solar lentigines, or liver spots — even though they have nothing to do with your liver. They are caused by long-term ultraviolet (UV) light exposure from both ...

No other significant personal or family medical histories were reported. Laboratory tests indicated a slight decrease in serum albumin level, while other liver function indices were within normal ...

A phase 3 trial of GSK’s linerixibat in a liver disease has hit its primary endpoint, keeping the drugmaker on track to launch the first treatment for the relentless itching experienced by some ...

Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutations in the PKLR gene. To date, the clinical manifestations of PKD are heterogeneous, ranging from fetal ...

Fatty Liver Disease Now Affects 4 in 10 U.S. Adults By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of ...