Kidney disease is often associated with dialysis or transplants, but it also affects memory and concentration, and increases stroke risk.
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A new study explores the genetics of chronic kidney disease across diverse African populations.
For people with kidney failure, home dialysis can offer more freedom and better quality of life. So what’s stopping the NHS from supporting more people to choose it?
Patients with kidney failure need regular dialysis treatments to survive. However, the equipment, supplies and medical staff needed for dialysis have been largely destroyed by the assault on Gaza.
What’s the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease, and how can they be prevented?
Hemodialysis filters kidney patients’ blood through a machine. Improving the membranes that mimic kidney function could reduce complications and side-effects, with better treatment results.
Following a healthy diet may lower the risk of disease complications and allow patients to live well despite having the disease.
Patients with kidney disease may also have heart problems or diabetes – both of which have been linked with more severe COVID-19 infections.
A safe home, a working fridge and access to transport are all needed before western medicine has a chance of working in the long term. But a new way of providing care can help.
You might have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome, but what about polycystic kidney disease? This genetic disorder sees cysts growing in the kidneys.
One of the waste products that your kidneys put into your urine is a chemical called urobilin, and it is yellow.
The need for organs to transplant far exceeds the supply.
When my kidneys stopped working properly, my dad gave me one of his kidneys. Thanks, Dad.
The number of Australians with chronic kidney disease is set to rise, but there’s no cure for most people. Here’s what you need to know about this silent killer.
Many patients with end stage kidney disease would live longer and have a better quality of life with a kidney transplant compared to staying on dialysis.
All Blacks legend, Jonah Lomu, suffered from nephrotic syndrome for most of his adult life. Here is what we know about the rare condition.
Palliative care is a choice and for some the preferable option.
If you haven’t heard about the threat “superbugs” (bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics) pose to our health, it’s likely you haven’t been conscious or on the planet for a couple of years. There are…
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
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Nephrologist, PhD candidate at Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Senior clinical lecturer in nephrology, Newcastle University
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Clinical professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
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Lecturer in Human Anatomy, Physiology Anatomy & Microbiology, La Trobe University
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African Population and Health Research Center
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Transplant Nephrologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
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Clinical professor, University of Bristol
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Professor in Public Health, Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Masters of Public Health student, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Lecturer, University of Nairobi