Long-term use of proton pump inhibitor drugs have been linked to kidney problems and cancer.
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As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
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?
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis in children.
Nigerians are fond of beans but they need to preserve them without using toxic chemicals.
Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
Targets for diabetes would improve healthy lives, reduce deaths, and be cost effective. But they should not be for managing diabetes alone; they must include treating hypertension.
Thousands of Canadians are on waiting lists for life-saving organ transplants. An opt-out organ donor system, like the one Nova Scotia is implementing, could reduce avoidable deaths and suffering.
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.
The need for organs to transplant far exceeds the supply.
The threshold for diagnosing common conditions such as high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and gestational diabetes have all lowered in recent years. But for whose benefit?
Brief exposure to a family of chemicals used as flame retardants early in life can permanently alter fat levels in the blood and liver, raising the risk of liver cancer and heart disease.
Researchers who’ve created a kidney-on-a-chip explain why these kinds of devices are an improvement over traditional ways to test new drugs.
Politicians make sweeping statements on how to close the gap. But here’s advice from people working directly with Indigenous communities who have evidence for what actually works.
While school sores – or impetigo – is a treatable condition, if left untreated it can lead to much more serious illness such as kidney and heart disease.
Caring about someone you have never met, this new brain research suggests, may have a lot in common with caring about the people you love.
Chronic kidney disease is a global problem with about 10% of the world’s population suffering from the disease.
Top contributors
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Professor and Director - Academic Excellence, Macquarie University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
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Professor of Medical Research and Deputy Director, Menzies Institute for Medical Research., University of Tasmania
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Research Assistant in Pharmacy, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of Washington
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Professor of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Medical student, University of Tasmania
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Clinical senior lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Medical Science Research Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, University of Newcastle
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PhD student, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University
