Patti Weising recently walked into the Wound Healing Center at UPMC Passavant — a feat she couldn’t have imagined a year ago. At that time, she… Read more
Tag: kidney disease
Staving off a ‘Silent’ Disease: Kidney-CHAMP Study Launches
Nearly eight years ago, Ruth Tisak received an unexpected diagnosis: She had chronic kidney disease caused by arthritis medication, and her kidneys were functioning at… Read more
Pitt Experts Challenge Necessity of Commonly Ordered Kidney Test
A commonly ordered test to diagnose a specific type of kidney disease has very little evidence showing diagnostic value, according to a recent review of… Read more
Studying the Molecular Origins of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder strongly linked to mutations in genes PKD1 and PKD2 that causes development of fluid-filled cysts in kidneys… Read more