Complications during or after a kidney transplant operation can impact patients, families and surgeons. Ms Emma Aitken, transplant surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow, received an Andy Cole ...

Glomerulonephritis is a medical term for a group of diseases involving damage to the glomeruli (the tiny filters in the kidney). The damage is usually caused by the body’s immune system.

For people living with kidney disease and closely-related risk factors such as diabetes, staying active can make a life-changing difference to their health, independence and quality of life. Yet too ...

A new clinical network has been launched to increase time to check the health of donated kidneys and increase in the number ...

Researching if changes to a gene called APOL1, which are more common in people from African descent, could affect kidney ...

A kidney patient from Newcastle is speaking out about her struggles with mental health, aiming to help others feel less isolated and highlight the importance of renal mental health services. Ellyn ...

In kidney atrophy either one or both kidneys have shrunk and have become smaller. This is also called renal atrophy. Kidney atrophy is not usually reversible. The kidneys shrink because of a loss of ...

Stacey Whinton, 36 from Willenhall, was a 100% match to donate a kidney to her twin, Donna, after chronic kidney disease, which went undiagnosed for most of her life, caused her kidneys to fail in ...

That is the mindset of a 25-year-old dialysis patient from Cowdenbeath, in Scotland, who is determined to inspire others facing difficult times with kidney disease. He says: “It is not how I’d like my ...

What is acute kidney injury (AKI)? Sometimes people’s kidneys can suddenly develop problems. This is known medically as acute kidney injury (AKI) – a sudden upset to the kidney, which is not ...

New NHS figures out today reveal that the UK organ transplant waiting list has hit a new high, and that the number of people waiting for a kidney transplant continues to go up. But, at the same time, ...

An aviation management consultant from Surrey has received successful surgery to remove a tumour, after a routine blood test led to a diagnosis of kidney cancer. Chris Bosworth, 58, displayed no ...