‘I am struck’: Indian H-1B kidney doctor can’t join practice in North Carolina; awaiting $100,000 fee waiver

While the Donald Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee was meant for a deterrent for the tech industry to hire from overseas, the rural healthcare system is suffering now for want of good doctors as they can’t pay $100,000. The Washington Post reported the plight of a health facility in Shelby, a small town in […]

Kidney Cyst Warning Signs and Ayurvedic Remedies to Prevent Growth | Udaipur Kiran

New Delhi, December 5 – Many people suffer from kidney cysts, which are small sacs filled with water. In most cases, these are harmless, but problems begin when the cyst size starts increasing, causing abdominal or back pain, burning sensation during urination, frequent infections, or rising blood pressure. According to Ayurveda, kidney cyst formation is […]

Patient lives with pig kidney for a record-setting 271 days

FILE – This image provided by Massachusetts General Hospital shows Tim Andrews smiling as he leaves Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Feb. 1, 2025. (Kate Flock/Massachusetts General Hospital via AP, file) Surgeons removed a genetically modified pig kidney from a 67-year-old man last week, nearly nine months after he received the pioneering procedure at […]

Pig kidney removed from US woman after 130 days due to organ rejection

Surgeons removed a genetically engineered pig’s kidney from an Alabama woman after she experienced acute organ rejection, NYU Langone Health officials said Friday.Towana Looney, 53, lived with the kidney for 130 days, which is longer than anyone else has tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal. She has resumed dialysis, hospital officials said.Dr Robert […]