Seoul: A recent study found that elderly women with kidney disease may lose teeth in such numbers that they may have difficulty chewing and speaking. According to media reports, a team of South Korean researchers published their recent report in this regard in the journal ‘Menopause’, in which it was said that 20 of the…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A 62-year-old man who underwent a pig kidney transplant in America died after 2 months. In March this year in the US, the first living human pig kidney transplant was performed, a 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease was transplanted with a genetically modified pig kidney. According to foreign media,…
Beijing: A recent study found that poison ivy can help in effective treatment of kidney diseases. Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of death in many regions of the world, killing millions of people every year. Health experts and authorities in the medical field have now discovered an innovative way to prevent or…
—File photo If you are suffering from kidney problems, you can try strawberries to add some sweetness to your diet. When it comes to improving mental health or mood during any illness, the first thing that comes to mind is a sweet diet, in which case fruits can be beneficial. According to nutritionists, a patient…
Photo Social Media. In America’s first living human pig kidney transplant, a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease was transplanted with a genetically modified pig kidney. It is reported that in the past, experts have transplanted pig kidneys into brain-dead people. Officials at Massachusetts General Hospital say the four-hour surgery, performed March 16, marks a…
New York: In a recent study, experts have found that weight loss surgery can help patients who cannot get a kidney transplant due to obesity and kidney failure. According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, obesity is one of the main reasons some patients are rejected for transplants….
Occupied Jerusalem: A new study has found that teenagers who are obese have a significantly increased risk of kidney disease. According to media reports, according to a study published in the scientific journal ‘JAMA Pediatrics’, obesity increases the risk of kidney disease in boys by nine times and by four times in girls. Dr. Avishai…
New Orleans: For years, researchers have been examining the negative effects of salt on human health, and recently another alarming new discovery has come to light. Research conducted by Professor Rui Teng and colleagues at Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, has found a link between high-salt foods and chronic kidney disease. The research used…
The first patient’s kidney was successfully transplanted in the Kidney Transplant Unit of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Shahnaz of Rahim Yar Khan donated her kidney to her husband Ismatullah. The first patient’s kidney was successfully transplanted in Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital. Spokesman Transplant Dr. Shabbir Chaudhry said that 30-year-old motor mechanic Ismatullah’s kidneys were affected due to…
—File photo Kidney transplantation has started in the first government hospital of Punjab. Dr. Shabir Chaudhry of Jinnah Hospital Lahore said that Rahim Yar Khan’s Shamim has donated a kidney to her husband Ismatullah. He said that after the kidney transplant both the husband and wife are doing well and both of them have been…
