Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected
ROME -- Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex ...
Pope Francis Health Update Issued After Early Kidney Failure Detected
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
Pope Francis has ‘mild’ kidney failure: What is it?
Doctors revealed Sunday that blood tests for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who has been hospitalized since ...
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Chronic kidney disease patients 56% more likely to have severe mental illness, report finds
Severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are 56% more common in people who have chronic kidney disease compared to those who don’t have it, according to a ...
Vitamin D deficiency tied to depression risk with chronic kidney disease
Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is independently associated with increased depression risk in patients with chronic kidney disease ...
A Kidney Transplant Came With an Unwelcome Hitchhiker: A Deadly Tick Germ
A person’s precious organ donation came with an unexpected visitor. In a new paper out this month, scientists have documented ...
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Pig kidney transplant patient completes recovery and returns home
Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama.
Chronic kidney disease patients 56% more likely to have severe mental illness, study finds
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that severe mental illness is more common in patients with chronic kidney ...