Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook.

About one-third of CT examinations performed following an inconclusive abdominal ultrasound examination have positive findings, according to a study of 449 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The PKD Foundation is pleased to announce Michelle Davis has been named Chief Development Officer, effective April 16th. The

The KCE Program which serves low-income and disenfranchised adults with kidney challenges. KCE provides education, guidance, information and inspiration to help those affected find constructive solutions. KCE builds bridges between vulnerable populations and resources/support services in the medical community in order to reach better outcomes for clients, accessing both local and national resources.

After a four-week course of the vasodilator hormone relaxin, kidney function and blood flow immediately improved in lab rats genetically altered to model polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a life-threatening genetic disorder.