Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019—and a racially biased organ test was to blame.
Apr 1, 2024
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Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults (aged 50–64 years), suggesting the processes behind the condition could begin as early as childhood, suggests ...
Mar 31, 2024
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A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an in-depth exploration of an innovative approach to chronic kidney disease (CKD) management through the adoption of a learning health system (LHS) model. The study underscores ...
Mar 29, 2024
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A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol and apologized for the "anxiety and fear" it had caused.
Mar 29, 2024
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Eating more dietary fiber may help prevent type 2 diabetes by promoting beneficial gut bacteria and substances produced during metabolism, according to new research in Hispanic adults.
Mar 29, 2024
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Diabetic nephropathy, also called diabetic kidney disease, is a serious complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. In the U.S., about 1 in 3 people living with diabetes have diabetic nephropathy.
Mar 29, 2024
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Resistance to chemotherapy is typically associated with poor outcomes for patients with cancer. However, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists demonstrated that in bilateral Wilms tumor (cancer in both kidneys) ...
Mar 28, 2024
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A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the center of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.
Mar 28, 2024
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A systematic review of 35 years of global medical literature finds a spectrum of reasons why people sell kidneys. The study, by Bijaya Shrestha of the Center for Research on Education, Health and Social Science, Kathmandu, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Using patient data from six major U.S. cancer centers, Brigham researchers and collaborators developed a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe kidney injury after receiving the chemotherapy drug cisplatin in the largest, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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