A new breakthrough in kidney transplant research may change how patients experience life after surgery. Instead of spending a lifetime on immune-suppressing drugs, some people are now living drug-free ...

The kidney transplant evaluation process starts with a visit to a transplant nephrologist and a transplant surgeon. These doctors will discuss your health history and physically examine you. You will ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Groundbreaking combined surgeries are giving a grandmother from New Jersey a new lease on life. On Wednesday, doctors ...

Depending on how you look at it, I'm either one of the unluckiest people in the world—or the absolute luckiest. And when I think about my health, I try to be more of a "glass half full" type. At eight ...

The 62-year-old man had diabetes, hypertension and previously underwent kidney surgery Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital Surgeons in Massachusetts have become the first to complete a ...

Dave Lackner remembered being on vacation in Stone Harbor, N.J., in 2007 when the phone call came in. “They had found a ...

Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about 2 years, enduring an "unbearable" wait for a new kidney to save his life. His limited world of social contacts has meant that his hopes have hinged on ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Amy McKay, with failing kidneys, was desperate for a live donor. "[My doctor said] you can’t do dialysis any more and they took the port out of my chest," said McKay, "They said ...