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Dialysis is a mechanical process that partly does the work that healthy kidneys would do. Hemodialysis uses a man-made membrane

Many medicines may impair kidney function and cause kidney damage. If you have chronic kidney disease, your doctor may advise you

Postconcussive syndrome occurs after a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disease that replaces normal kidney tissue with fluid-filled cysts. As a result

Dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that helps filter waste products from the blood when the kidneys are not working

A stem cell transplant can use stem cells that come from your own blood or bone marrow. Or the stem cells can come from another

Eating well when you have cancer means eating enough to prevent weight loss and keep your strength up. Cancer and cancer

This topic discusses scarlet fever, a term used for strep throat with a rash. Covers the symptoms, the cause, how it's diagnosed

The glomeruli (say "gluh-MAIR-yuh-lee") are tiny blood vessels in the kidneys. They help move blood across the membrane of the

The peritoneal cavity is the space inside the smooth membrane that lines the abdomen (peritoneal membrane, or peritoneum). The