Nephrology

THE SAFETY and cost-effectiveness of not giving prehydration to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior to a CT scan has been preliminary…

A NEW STUDY has revealed that an individual’s genetics contributes to the benefits of a dietary compound on kidney health…

WILMS’ TUMOUR, also knowns as nephroblastoma, is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children under the age of five….

In current practice, hepatitis C-infected kidneys are exclusively transplanted to patients already infected with the disease…

GOUT is a type of inflammation that is the result of the build up of uric acid in the joints, and causes significant pain and disability…

In the field of transplantation medicine, donor organ shortage continues to be a major unresolved problem.

Patients undergoing either peritoneal or haemodialysis often present with fluid overload; i.e., retention of excessive amounts of water within the body…

Whilst delineating the genetic factors that influence pathologies can be facilitated through laboratory work or small clinical trials, researchers…