Articles for Kidney

Doctors perform surgery to remove tumour in woman with rare pancake kidney
14 hours, 41 minutes ago

Doctors perform surgery to remove tumour in woman with rare pancake kidney

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A 45-year-old woman with a rare pancake kidney, affected by a cancerous tumour, was successfully treated with first-of-its-kind surgery by the doctors at Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology. The woman, a resident of Kompally, was diagnosed with a rare congenital condition where her kidneys were fused and pancake-shaped, instead of the usual bean-like structure and were positioned abnormally …

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Annamayya Collector provides ₹1 lakh aid to Class 10 student suffering from kidney failure
2 days ago

Annamayya Collector provides ₹1 lakh aid to Class 10 student suffering from kidney failure

The Hindu  

Annamayya District Collector Sridhar Chamakuri on Saturday personally presented a cheque of ₹1 lakh to B. Jahnavi, a Class 10 student at Model School in K.V. He instructed the school authorities to arrange a meeting at the Collectorate in Rayachoti, where Ms. Jahnavi would bring along her medical records to discuss her situation in further detail. In a demonstration of …

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I'm a dog expert and these are the seven festive foods you should never feed your pet
2 days, 1 hour ago

I'm a dog expert and these are the seven festive foods you should never feed your pet

Daily Mail  

Pet owners across the UK are gearing up to include their four-legged friends in the festivities. Pet food experts at tails.com, based in the UK, are reminding dog owners to tread carefully when it comes to sharing Christmas treats with their pets Chocolate While selection boxes and assortment trays are fun festive treats for humans, chocolate is a no-go for …

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Painful & Debilitating, Kidney Stones Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly. 5 Tips On Prevention & Avoiding Recurrence
4 days, 4 hours ago

Painful & Debilitating, Kidney Stones Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly. 5 Tips On Prevention & Avoiding Recurrence

ABP News  

Ask anyone who has suffered the pain of a kidney stone, and they will tell you it is neither to be taken lightly, nor can it be wished away. Information on the website of the US’ Mount Sinai Hospital states that kidney stones, in the initial stages, may go unnoticed, and that one may not have symptoms until the stone …

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Do you keep dirty utensils in the sink? It can cause THESE dangerous diseases, warns expert
4 days, 14 hours ago

Do you keep dirty utensils in the sink? It can cause THESE dangerous diseases, warns expert

India TV News  

Well, 'dirty utensils' increase the risk of deadly diseases. The danger of bacteria Weak immunity Vomiting and stomach pain Diarrhea problem Risk of kidney failure Risk of miscarriage in pregnant women Effects on the kidneys High creatinine level Kidney Stone UTI Infection Polycystic kidney Protein Leakage Two enemies of the kidney Salt is poison for the kidneys. Sugar is poison …

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Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant
5 days, 14 hours ago

Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

India Today  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. : The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. “I think it’s worth the shot.” Now two U.S. companies aim to begin the world’s first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 – using pig kidneys or hearts to try to save human …

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Hyderabad: Patient's Family Donate Liver, Kidney, Saves Life
5 days, 19 hours ago

Hyderabad: Patient's Family Donate Liver, Kidney, Saves Life

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The family members of a patient saved his life by donating their organs. Ramesh, a 54-year-old businessman from Ongole, had been suffering for the past eight years from liver and kidney failure, along with several comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes and a hepatitis B infection. Such a condition has less than a 10 per cent chance of survival unless the …

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A U.S. farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants
5 days, 22 hours ago

A U.S. farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants

Raw Story  

by Ulysse BELLIER On a farm in the southern U.S. state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs into human patients. - 'Little room for recognition' - AFP For more than 20 years, Revivicor, in Blacksburg, Virginia, has been conducting research to turn pig-to-human transplantation from science fiction to life-saving …

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Alabama woman is recovering well after receiving a pig kidney, doctors say
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5 days, 22 hours ago

Alabama woman is recovering well after receiving a pig kidney, doctors say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Alabama woman is doing well after she received a pig …

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Tired of long organ waitlists, these patients are hopeful for a pig organ transplant
5 days, 23 hours ago

Tired of long organ waitlists, these patients are hopeful for a pig organ transplant

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit …

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A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney
54 years, 11 months ago

A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney

Wired  

An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, her doctors announced Tuesday. In March, 62-year-old Richard Slayman made history when he received a kidney from a genetically engineered pig at Massachusetts General Hospital. In the second attempt, this April, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano received both a kidney and thymus gland from …

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A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis
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6 days, 14 hours ago

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis

NPR  

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis toggle caption Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health NEW YORK – Towana Looney can hardly contain her anticipation as she waits to get wheeled to an operating room at the NYU Langone Health hospital in New York City for an historic procedure. "It's going to change my life," …

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Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. But here’s what can help
6 days, 14 hours ago

Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. But here’s what can help

CNN  

CNN — Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. “When we did the 2018 recommendation, we did not have a sufficient number of male participants in the studies of fractures and …

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Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant
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6 days, 14 hours ago

Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant

NPR  

Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant NPR visits first person to get a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney two weeks after undergoing the historic procedure. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: It's been two weeks since I spent the day inside an OR at NYU Langone Health in New York City, watching surgeons …

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Alabama woman recovering well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant
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6 days, 14 hours ago

Alabama woman recovering well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant

India Today  

NEW YORK: An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn’t as sick as prior recipients who died within two months of …

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Paracetamol May Increase Risk of Heart, Kidney Ailments In Elderly: Study
1 week, 2 days ago

Paracetamol May Increase Risk of Heart, Kidney Ailments In Elderly: Study

ABP News  

New Delhi: Paracetamol, a common over-the-counter medication, may increase the risk of gastrointestinal, heart- and kidney-related complications among adults aged 65 and above, a new study has found. The latest study, conducted by researchers from the University of Nottingham, UK, found that paracetamol use was linked to a 24 per cent and 36 per cent increase in risk of peptic …

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Uric acid level increases during winter, take THESE Ayurvedic remedies help to control it
1 week, 5 days ago

Uric acid level increases during winter, take THESE Ayurvedic remedies help to control it

India TV News  

Whenever there is a lot of sin, God has to come to earth in a new form. In winter, there is an overdose of tea coffee and food and physical activity is almost negligible, due to which everything from BP sugar to uric acid increases. A high protein diet and drinking less water in winter also increase high uric acid, …

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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ actress Ashwini Kalsekar says she was unable to conceive due to her kidney issues: ‘Surrogacy was not in fashion at that time’
2 weeks ago

‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ actress Ashwini Kalsekar says she was unable to conceive due to her kidney issues: ‘Surrogacy was not in fashion at that time’

Firstpost  

She continued, “I didn’t get what I wanted. I am traditional and I wanted to live the whole circle of life.“ ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ actress Ashwini Kalsekar recently said in an interview that Hauterry she was unable to conceive due to her kidney issues. She said, ‘Surrogacy was not in fashion at that time’ Ashwini added, “We were still settling, …

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5 dangers of dehydration this winter – and how to avoid them
2 weeks, 4 days ago

5 dangers of dehydration this winter – and how to avoid them

The Independent  

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Woman alleges custodial torture led to son's kidney damage in Coimbatore, SI transferred
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Woman alleges custodial torture led to son's kidney damage in Coimbatore, SI transferred

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A sub-inspector of Mettupalayam police station was transferred to the Armed Reserve unit on Wednesday after a woman filed a complaint with the Coimbatore Superintendent of Police saying that both kidneys of her 21-year-old son have been damaged due to custodial torture by the police. Aishama of Cheran Nagar in Mettupalayam in her complaint said that her son Taufeeq …

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Doctors warn rapidly growing cancer is linked to tap water drunk by 40m Americans
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Doctors warn rapidly growing cancer is linked to tap water drunk by 40m Americans

Daily Mail  

Tap water drunk by up to 40million Americans may be raising their risk of a rapidly growing cancer, a study suggests. Researchers at Texas A and M University compared kidney cancer rates in 240 Texas counties to arsenic levels in the water in public and private water systems. The above map, published in 2017, shows estimated arsenic levels in water …

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Odisha: Utkal Hospital successfully conducts first cadaveric kidney transplant
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Odisha: Utkal Hospital successfully conducts first cadaveric kidney transplant

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s leading super multi-specialty healthcare facility, Utkal Hospital, has successfully performed its first cadaveric kidney transplant, marking a significant milestone in the state’s medical history. Upon consultation with Utkal Hospital’s senior consultant nephrologist, Dr. Lalata Barun Patra, her condition was deemed critical, and a kidney transplant was recommended. The hospital's top management, including Managing Director Dr. Pragyan Ranjan Ghadei, …

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Family of blind man slam 'callous' and 'inhumane' council for 'sneaking' into his home and evicting him as he lay dying in hospital
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Family of blind man slam 'callous' and 'inhumane' council for 'sneaking' into his home and evicting him as he lay dying in hospital

Daily Mail  

Heartbroken loved ones of a blind man have slammed a 'callous' and 'inhumane' council for booting him out of his home whilst he was suffering in hospital with stage six kidney failure. James Montague, 58, spent his final moments in misery after the North Lanarkshire Council moved him to an upstairs flat unsuited to his needs, his brother Patrick says. …

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Blood in urine: When to worry and what diagnostic steps to take
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Blood in urine: When to worry and what diagnostic steps to take

Hindustan Times  

Hematuria, or blood in the urine, can have many causes and identifying them requires careful examination. Hematuria decoded: What blood in your urine could mean for your health From kidney stones to tumours: The many causes of Hematuria explained In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rajat Arora, Lead Consultant - Dept. A diagnostic test plays a crucial role in …

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