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‘My time to live’: Through novel program, kidney patients get palliative care, dialysis ’til the end

August 30, 2021 dialysis, kidney, Palliative C

After a decade of living with chronic kidney disease, Vonita McGee knows her body is wearing out. At 63, McGee

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New study could help guide oncologists in selecting the best treatment for kidney cancers

June 8, 2021 cancer, kidney, Kidney Cancer

Not all kidney cancers behave the same, with wildly different responses to immunotherapy or other treatments – and wildly different

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High risk of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing treatment for infected total knee replacement

March 30, 2021 acute, for, high, in, infected, injury, kidney, Knee, of, patients, replacement, risk, total, treatment, Undergoing

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurred in nearly 20 percent of patients who underwent surgery with implantation of antibiotic-loaded “spacers” and

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New approach may lead to novel treatments for renal fibrosis

March 16, 2021 aging, cancer, cell, dialysis, fibrosis, gene, genes, kidney, kidney failure, Pulmonary Fibrosis, renal failure, research, Telomerase, Telomere, Toxin

Aging is a common factor in many diseases. So, what if it were possible to treat them by acting on

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Shock Wave Lithotripsy Safety and Side Effects

February 1, 2021 Blood, Electromagnetic, Hematuria, imaging, kidney, Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Skip to: What is shock wave lithotripsy? Safety of shock wave lithotripsy What are the side effects of shock wave

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A tricky kidney puzzle

November 30, 2020 A, kidney, puzzle, tricky

By analyzing the gene expression of single cells, algorithms are able to not only reconstruct their original location in the

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New medication helps heart health in people with chronic kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes

November 17, 2020 2, chronic, Diabetes, disease, health, heart, helps, in, kidney, medication, New, people, type, with

The investigational medication finerenone reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other negative cardiovascular events in patients

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Newer type 2 diabetes medications have heart and kidney disease benefits, too

September 28, 2020 2, and, Benefits, Diabetes, disease, Have, heart, kidney, medications, Newer, too, type

Two newer groups of medications prescribed primarily for Type 2 diabetes treatment (SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists) could significantly

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Selena Gomez Confidently Shows Off Kidney Transplant Scar in New Swimsuit Photo

September 24, 2020 Confidently, Gomez, in, kidney, New, off, Photo, Scar, Selena, shows, Swimsuit, transplant

Selena Gomez surprised fans back in 2017 when she revealed on Instagram that she had recently received a kidney transplant.

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Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients

September 16, 2020 benefit, Education, kidney, patients, System, tailored, to, transplant

Patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease have to go to a dialysis center for hours at a

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