Tag: "kidney failure"
Kidney transported 1,700 km gives 7-year-old Vietnamese boy second chance at life
Vietnam News 10:02 01/08/2026A donated kidney from a 19-year-old brain-dead accident victim in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam has given a new lease on life to a seven-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City.
Cat renal disease drug nearing practical use in Japan
World 17:39 08/06/2026TOKYO -- A drug to treat kidney diseases in cats has entered its final stage before being put into practical use in Japan.
Heavy coffee, energy drink use for deadlines raises kidney failure risk in young Vietnamese
Vietnam News 14:10 19/12/2025Doctors are warning that the number of patients under 40 hospitalized with end-stage chronic kidney failure has risen sharply in recent years in Vietnam, driven in large part by unhealthy lifestyles, including heavy use of coffee and energy drinks to cope with work deadlines.
