After more than 10 years of research, scientists are getting closer to solving one of the biggest issues in kidney transplants: blood type compatibility.

Kidney aging rarely draws attention until something goes wrong. Over time, these organs quietly lose strength, filter less efficiently, and struggle to keep the body balanced. A new study now brings ...

Being from Hawai’i, I’ve seen firsthand how geographic location contributes to inequities in the organ transplant system. For example, over the past eight years, 604 kidneys were donated locally in ...

After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney transplants: being able to transfer ...

Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former ...

For many years I debated: Should I be an organ donor? As a faith leader who regularly speaks about the value of life, and as a healthy individual with an interest in organ donation, I was genuinely ...

The human kidney filters about a cup of blood every minute, removing waste, excess fluid, and toxins from it, while also ...

As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than ...