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.
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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.
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Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
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Professor, School of Medicine, Deakin University
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Staff Specialist, Alice Springs Hospital. Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior clinical lecturer in nephrology, Newcastle University
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Nephrologist, PhD candidate at Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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PhD student, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor of Surgery; Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh
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African Population and Health Research Center
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