End stage kidney disease is a global public health problem with an estimated 2.4 million patients on dialysis. The number of new cases is rising (7-8% annually) due to population ageing and... Read more
A vaccine has been shown for the first time to protect against life-threatening staph infections, a major hazard among hospital patients, researchers said today. The genetically engineered v... Read more
There are approximately 105,000 people currently on the waiting list for solid organ transplant in the United States. 18 of those people die every day. These deaths are due entirely to the f... Read more
Reprogrammed Kidney Cells Could Make Transplants and Dialysis Things of the Past Approximately 60 million people across the globe have chronic kidney disease, and many will need dialysis or... Read more
There are approximately 1.5 million people worldwide who require regular hemodialysis treatments, due to the fact that their kidneys are no longer able to clean their blood. Clinicians gener... Read more
