Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell disease (SCD) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, CASGEVY® ...

KDIGO guideline is the first specifically addressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and focuses on some unique aspects of management.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will report its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on ...

A research team at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine has made a significant discovery.

The case was a tricky one, a surgery was inevitable. The patient had lost a lot of blood. He was also in severe pain. Then, ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young, MD Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal and metabolic ...

The complex nephrectomy was followed by a kidney transplant. The patient was discharged three days after the surgery and is ...

The research demonstrated that variations in chromosome 22 may contribute to the individual severity of nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease and ... caused by the dominant inheritance ...

Renal fibrosis is one of the main pathological features of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and its treatment has been ... due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pharmacological effects, and some ...

There is evidence that Crohn’s disease is genetic, though environmental factors may also be involved. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in ...

These diseases are more common in children than adults; therefore, in adults, tests for albumin are preferred because they are more sensitive and specific for the common causes of CKD. In children ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...