Childhood cancer is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all cancer diagnoses however, it remains the second leading cause of ...

Kidney stone cases are rising among children, and some medical professionals implicate a familiar culprit: ultra-processed foods. Other experts trace the increase to genetics, poor diet and ...

Kidney cancer incidences are rising among people under 50, linked to factors like obesity, hypertension, and smoking. This shift presents new challenges, including emotional and financial burdens.

Pediatric patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection had a higher risk of adverse postacute kidney outcomes, such as new-onset ...

Andrew Ross is the first pediatric patient at Texas Children's Hospital with active cancer to be considered for and undergo a kidney transplant. (Courtesy Ross family) Andrew Ross (left ...

Importantly, the changes observed are cardinal features of several types of PKD, including nephronophthisis (NPHP), a genetic kidney disorder that affects children. One in 50,000 children ...

Scientists found that dormant viral genes can be reactivated in kidney cancer, prompting an immune response, offering new ...

Children with subclinical hypothyroidism and obesity had lower estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) and a higher prevalence of kidney damage and hypertension than those without ...