African-Americans and individuals without private health insurance are less likely than others to receive a kidney transplant before requiring dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society…
( University of California – San Francisco ) Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease — the complete failure of the kidneys …
Rockwell Medical , a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, …
A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology…
VICTORIAN mother Yvonne Zeniou waited three years for the lifesaving call that she could have a donor kidney.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2013. Joining the AMGA Board are the following
A selfless act can be the ultimate gift. Brother and sister Jake and Jamie Jacobi of Duluth learned that this year.
Casey Chandler-Sigmon of Lakeland couldn’t possibly forget the gift her mother, June Poxon, gave her a few days before Christmas in 2002. It weighed about a quarter of a pound, and it wasn’t wrapped.
In the aftermath of the horrendous school shooting in Newtown, Conn., many parents and caregivers may wonder how, or even whether, to discuss such a traumatic event with their children. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center experts urge parents to do so soon after the event, to be honest, yet comforting and to listen to their children.
Leticia “Tish” Towns, senior vice president of external relations for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, has been named to the Southe…