Kidney
Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ
Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.
'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later
January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures
GWR resumes accepting submissions from Israel, to recognize record of Israeli kidney donation org
MK Tropper sues Likud activists who called him 'pedophile'
A known Likud activist on TikTok called Tropper a 'stinking pedophile' and claimed he had donated a kidney only because he was exposed.
Uber driver donates kidney to passenger, sparking lifelong friendship
An Uber driver donated his kidney to a passenger, forever changing the trajectory of an elderly dialysis patient's life.
26 Israeli women were hospitalized for visiting a hair salon
Many women have been straightening their hair in recent years, but they may not be aware of the serious potentially life-threatening health risks.
This rare earth metal can infiltrate your kidney cells - study
The earth metal, gandolinium, can cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis - a painful, often fatal, disease that affects the skin and organs.
Israeli dialysis system scores FDA approval, moves treatment home
It allows patients to perform dialysis at home, work, or anywhere else while being monitored by their physician using advanced telemedicine.
Do you feel itchy? All the reasons for itchiness and how to treat it
For people with chronic itching, the suffering never stops. It leads to a lack of sleep, anxiety and problems with sexual performance, all of which contribute to poor quality of life.
Record high number of organ transplants in Israel in 2022
This year saw an increase in cooperation with foreign countries like Austria, the Czech Republic and the Emirates in the exchange of kidneys.
Health Ministry removes licenses for hair-straightening cosmetics that caused kidney damage
The committee found that there is a causal link between the time between the straightening and the kidney damage in the reported cases.
3 hikers hospitalized after eating poisonous mushrooms in Israel
One is in critical condition. According to doctors, it is difficult to estimate his chances of recovery; “We don't have much experience in Israel with mushroom poisoning,” they said.
Kidney stones are a pain, especially for younger people - study
Also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, the stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys.
