Before receiving her transplant from a living donor, LaQuayia "LQ" Goldring spent up to four and a half hours a day hooked up ...

References: Montez de Sousa IR, Bonthuis M, Kramer A, et al. Adult outcomes of childhood kidney replacement therapy in Europe from 2008 to 2019: an ERA Registry study. Nephrol Dial Transplant ...

Their survival rates were 57-58% after kidney transplantation, which is comparable to the 54% rate with dialysis. Life expectancy was particularly curtailed for older patients with cardiovascular ...

The great majority of patients requiring kidney dialysis in the U.S. are treated in outpatient clinics almost all run by for-profit corporations which, critics say, prioritize company profits over ...

Undergoing dialysis, kidney transplant, or other treatment approaches can improve your quality of life and help you live longer. The average life expectancy for people undergoing dialysis often ...

At the time, the life expectancy of someone with FSGS was 10-20 years, which I have clearly passed. I am now in stage 4 with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 23. I am trying to get a better ...