IOWA CITY, Iowa (WOI) - The University of Iowa’s headway in robotic kidney removal surgery is expected to increase donor eligibility, WOI reports. The Iowa Donor Network reports that almost 600 Iowans ...

As of March 1, the Iowa Donor Network reported 592 Iowans on the waiting list for a new organ; 529 of those needing a new kidney, which amounts to nearly 90% of that list. Most times, kidney removal ...

When Broadway star Billy Porter, 56, went to the hospital last September for kidney stone pain, he found himself trapped in a ...

Elisabeth Finch resigned from 'Grey’s Anatomy' after an investigation revealed she had fabricated a cancer diagnosis ...

The #NameIt campaign aims to tackle this gap by breaking one of the last remaining intimate health taboos and encouraging men to talk more openly about changes to their penis. Greater awareness and ...

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users ...

Google Earth’ for human organs made available online An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced, in ...

Source: Getty Images The widespread use of standard laparoscopic procedures has been constrained by the technical difficulties presented by patients with PKD who have massively enlarged and cystic ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results. Will dialysis and organ transplants become a thing of the past? A healthy ...

As a dietitian, I spend a lot of time talking about how food impacts our bodies, from our hearts to our guts. But one pair of organs often gets overlooked until there’s a problem: our kidneys. These ...

ABSTRACT: Background: The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH is increasing in our environment. Besides androgens and age could there be other risk factors? Aim: To investigate the roles ...

The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. While it's possible to live without organs like the appendix, gallbladder, or spleen, several of our organs are ...