Just five days after what would have been his dad’s 54th birthday, David Mahon will join his brother and sister to walk in ...

With the support of a £40,000 Kidney Research UK Start-Up Grant, Mrs Rosemary Dempsey, lead paediatric renal pharmacist at ...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which too much parathyroid hormone (PTH) is produced. PTH is a chemical messenger, produced by the parathyroid glands to control calcium and phosphate ...

It is important that you contact your dialysis unit or the NHS 111 non-emergency medical helpline if you cannot get through to your unit and think you have peritonitis. In severe cases, repeated bouts ...

Kidney failure is up to five times more common in people from minority ethnic groups. Around twice as many Asian people with type 1 diabetes need dialysis or a transplant (therefore experience kidney ...

Dialysis works by performing some of the functions of the kidney, such as removing waste from your blood and helping to maintain balanced levels of fluid and minerals. A kidney transplant is an ...