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Kidneys; Transplant

5 tips to find a living kidney or liver donor

Swee-Ling Levea, M.D.

April 14, 2022

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New immunotherapy can prevent kidney cancer recurrence after surgery: Is it right for you?

March 18, 2022

Dual epidemics in Texas: Navigating kidney transplantation during COVID-19

June 10, 2020

Having a baby when you have kidney, heart, or cancer risks

May 26, 2020

Kidney disease and pregnancy: It’s challenging, but possible

November 12, 2019

Jared’s story: 4 kidney transplants in 30 years

April 17, 2019

What potential donors need to know about living kidney donation

Selena Gomez’s lifesaving kidney transplant put organ donation in the spotlight. How we select donors, and answers to FAQs about benefits and risks.

Swee-Ling Levea, M.D.

November 30, 2017

Cancer; Kidneys

Immunotherapy for kidney cancer: Using the body as a weapon

Kidney cancer patients may see long-lasting tumor shrinkage with immunotherapy, which uses the immune system as a weapon to fight cancer. Learn more.

Hans Hammers, M.D., Ph.D.

December 6, 2017

Kidneys; Prevention

Stop the kidney stone madness

Let’s talk about what kidney stones are and why the recurrence rate is so high. Then I’ll let you know about the research my team is doing to try to bring this recurrence number down.

Naim Maalouf, M.D.

March 8, 2018

Kidneys; Transplant

Xenotransplantation: How pigs could one day save kidney patients’ lives

Who knew a pig could save the life of someone with kidney disease? With nearly 100,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list, Parsia Vagefi, M.D., says transplanting pig kidneys into humans could one day eliminate the wait time and save more lives.

Parsia Vagefi, M.D.

April 26, 2018

Without question, this new drug combination is a significant advancement in kidney cancer therapy.

Excerpt from: New immunotherapy drug combination is a significant advancement in kidney cancer therapy

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