Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chronic kidney disease may be tied to higher risk for tooth loss

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears to be associated with a higher risk of tooth loss, with a higher prevalence of CKD seen among individuals with fewer than 20 teeth, according to a study published online July 20 in Renal ...

Surgery

US greenlights pig kidney transplant trials

Two US biotech companies say the Food and Drug Administration has cleared them to conduct clinical trials of their gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants.

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Nephropathy refers to damage to or disease of the kidney. An older term for this is nephrosis.

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