TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant should probably skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren’t worth it, a new study says. Seniors who started dialysis immediately after diagnosis with kidney failure only lived an average ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An apple a day, along with a healthy serving of vegetables, could become a first line of treatment for hypertension, new research suggests. Diet plays a large role in overall health, and the study confirmed that a diet high in fruits and vegetablesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney April 12, eight days afterContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expecting the spinal anesthesia to kick in?’” Nicolas, 28, recalled in a newsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Older women with chronic kidney disease might wind up losing so many teeth they aren’t able to chew and talk effectively, a new study warns. Postmenopausal women with kidney disease are about 40% more likely to have fewer than 20 teeth, the minimumContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Mankind is eyeing Mars as its next grand expedition, but the human body might not be capable of dealing with such a journey, a new study warns. It’s very likely that an astronaut’s kidneys could be permanently damaged by cosmic radiation during aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had the transplanted organ removed due to complications linked to a heart pump she is using, her doctors said. Lisa Pisano, 54, remains hospitalized andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic provides a wide variety of health benefits for people with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, a major clinical trial has found. The drug significantly reduces the risk of severe kidney events, heart problems and death from any cause in patients whoContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement released Saturday, Slayman’s family said they were “deeply saddened about the sudden passing of ourContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already. “Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health is widespread among the U.S.Continue Reading