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HIV outbreak: Screening of dialysis patients made mandatory in Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has made the HIV/AIDS screening of dialysis patients mandatory every after three months across the province. Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran...
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Singer Asad Abbas’ health sharply declines after 7 years of fighting renal failure

FAISALABAD: Some 30 kilometer south of the Manchester of Pakistan lies a small town of Satiana where Asad Abbas, now 33, practiced his vocals...

End of Dialysis?: New medicines hold promise of slowing kidney damage

 New breakthrough drugs that tackle obesity and kidney damage could make a dent in the $50 billion U.S. dialysis market. The following are facts about the...

Free kidney, liver transplant included in Sehat Sahulat Programme for KP patients

PESHAWAR: In a landmark decision, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has included free-of-cost liver and kidney transplantation services in the universal Sehat Insaf Card scheme. A...

New kidney problems linked to ‘long COVID’

COVID-19 symptoms that persist long after infection, known as "long COVID", has been tied to a higher risk for new kidney problems, according to...

Suspect involved in illegally removing youth’s kidney nabbed in Lahore

Police officials have arrested a suspect involved in illegally removing kidney of youth after luring him into a job offer at Lahore's General Hospital.

WATCH: Police drive Lamborghini to transport kidney for emergency transplant

The police force uses the Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 in order to deliver the kidney in time to a hospital desperately waiting to carry out surgery on a patient

Woman donates kidney to cop who arrested her years ago

That's one of the most unlikely candidates for someone to give you a kidney: somebody you put in jail. 

Diabetes drug improves survival in kidney disease patients

The British drugmaker said Farxiga was shown in a study to cut the risk of dying from any cause for people suffering from chronic kidney disease by 31% when compared to a group on placebo.

Ebola survivors face kidney problems

People who survive Ebola virus infection face a dramatically higher risk of dying - probably from severe kidney damage

No, this guy did not sell his kidney to buy a car!

An Australian man said in a Facebook post that he sold one of his kidneys for $60,000 in Thailand to buy a new car,

Serious kidney injury common during cancer chemotherapy

Nearly one in 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy or newer targeted drugs may be hospitalized for serious kidney injury, a Canadian study suggests. The...

Slightly elevated blood sugar tied to heart and kidney problems

WASHINGTON: People who have slightly elevated blood sugar that’s not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis may still have a higher risk of heart...

Women more likely to donate kidney to partner than men: study

PARIS: Women are statistically far more likely to donate a kidney to a partner than receive one, according to a study released Thursday to...

Indian woman’s kidney stolen after failure to pay dowry

KOLTKATA: Police in the Indian state of West Bengal police have arrested a woman's husband and brother-in-law after she complained that they tricked her...

Air pollution linked to kidney disease risk: study

WASHINGTON: Breathing dirty air may increase the risk for kidney problems, a study in U.S. veterans suggests. “Air pollution is a risk factor for kidney...

Anti-diabetes drug also ‘lessens kidney, heart disease’ risk

WASHINGTON: An anti-diabetic drug that lowers blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetes sufferers also significantly cuts the risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease,...

Egypt says international organs trade network arrested

CAIRO:Egyptian authorities announced on Tuesday the arrest of 25 members of an international network allegedly trafficking in human organs, including university professors and doctors. "Today...

India’s foreign minister Swaraj suffers kidney failure

NEW DELHI: India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday that she is being treated for kidney failure and undergoing tests for a possible transplant. Swaraj,...

‘Organ trading racket’ busted ‘red-handed’ in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: Police on Wednesday raided a private clinic and busted an suspected illegal organ trading racket and recovered the kidney of a woman who...
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