About 37 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease and studies show that genetics may explain between 10% and 20% of cases in adults (and as many as 70% of cases in children).
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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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As artificial intelligence changes the way medicine is practiced, humans become more beholden to algorithms—making it crucial to get those machine-human collaborations correct at the outset.
Nov 7, 2023
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Investigators have implemented an automated health maintenance tool created by the National Kidney Foundation into electronic medical records to prompt primary care physicians to screen for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recently conducted a large-scale analysis to assess the impact of a newly introduced equation used to evaluate one's ...
Aug 15, 2023
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According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, and the demand for donated kidneys far exceeds the supply. In fact, only 25,498 kidney transplants were performed ...
Jul 27, 2023
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When gout flares up, the joint pain is often excruciating. But that's not the only worry tied to this common inflammatory arthritic condition.
Aug 3, 2022
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If you need another reason to start the day drinking a cup of joe, a recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Researchers have successfully used a virtual population to replicate a clinical trial that examined kidney damage in Black Americans, according to a new study at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. John ...
Apr 3, 2022
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A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows—in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the painful problem.
Mar 31, 2022
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