Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit. Log out ...

Kidney transplantation from donors with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to recipients with HIV is an emerging practice. It has been performed since 2016 under the U.S. congressional HIV Organ ...

A kidney transplant gives you a healthy kidney from another person. You may need a transplant if your kidneys work poorly because of diabetes, high blood pressure, or another illness. You need only ...

Thus far, EC mycophenolate sodium has demonstrated similar efficacy and safety to mycophenolate mofetil in two Phase III clinical trials of adult renal transplant recipients. One study ...

Potassium bicarbonate ... kidney function, excess potassium will be filtered through the kidneys and excreted in the urine.

Sodium bicarbonate is available as an OTC product for this use. Other uses may also relieve indigestion or an upset stomach. People with kidney problems—acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term ...

Photo: The identical Herrick twins were the first participants in a successful kidney transplant. The idea of transplanting organs is not new. It can be found in myths of the ancient Greeks and ...

Kidney transplantation is an alternative method for treating kidney failure and can save a patient's life. This procedure involves implanting a kidney from an organ donor into the patient’s body ...

17, 2024 — It is just as safe and effective for people with HIV in need of kidney transplantation to get ... New research shows combined use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors ...

Mr Slayman had a human kidney transplant at the same hospital in 2018 after being on dialysis for seven years before that, because his own kidneys were not working properly. Massachusetts General ...

We offer a comprehensive range of services including liver and kidney transplantation. Specialty physicians in cardiology, nephrology and pulmonology are available for consults. We also actively ...